Macrovertebrate Paleontology and the Pliocene Habitat of <i>Ardipithecus ramidus</i>

D. White, Tim; H. Ambrose, Stanley; Suwa, Gen; F. Su, Denise; Degusta, David; L. Bernor, Raymond; Boisserie, Jean‐Renaud; Brunet, Michel; Delson, Eric; R. Frost, Stephen; Garcı́a, Nuria; X. Giaourtsakis, Ioannis; Haile‐Selassie, Yohannes; Clark Howell, F.; Lehmann, Thomas; Likius, Andossa; Pehlevan, Cesur; Saegusa, Haruo; M. Semprebon, Gina; F. Teaford, Mark; S. Vrba, Elisabeth

doi:10.1126/science.1175822

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Macrovertebrate Paleontology and the Pliocene Habitat of Ardipithecus ramidus

Published in Science • Oct 1, 2009

Authors:

Tim D. White

Stanley H. Ambrose

Gen Suwa

Abstract

A diverse assemblage of large mammals is spatially and stratigraphically associated with Ardipithecus ramidus at Aramis. The most common species are tragelaphine antelope and colobine monkeys. Analyses of their postcranial remains situate them in a closed habitat. Assessment of dental mesowear, micr...

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Paleontology

Geology

Biology

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