An >>Open Source<< Perspective of earliest hominid origins.
The >>Open Source<< Perspective deals with the spatio-temporal distribution pattern of Miocene hominids and suggests a pan-African perspective on the evolution of bipedalism. The shrinking of the rainforest from the Middle Miocene resulted in a selection pressure that was similar along its wide-stretched margin. The earliest hominids might represent co-existing geographic variants.
Schrenk
Friedemann
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Zoologisches Institut, JWG Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany. schrenk@malawi.net
Sandrock
Oliver
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Kullmer
Ottmar
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D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004777:Environment; D015186:Hominidae; D008124:Locomotion; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D014329:Tropical Climate