title: An >>Open Source<< Perspective of earliest hominid origins.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Zoologisches Institut, JWG Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany. schrenk@malawi.net
authors.forename: Friedemann
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schrenk
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sandrock
authors.forename: Ottmar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kullmer
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004777:Environment; D015186:Hominidae; D008124:Locomotion; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D014329:Tropical Climate