Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania

Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania

Isotopic dietary studies of early hominins have hitherto been confined to specimens from South Africa. We are now able to report isotopic analyses of two species of early hominins from Tanzania: Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei. The results show that these two species had very different diets. The isotopic analyses of three South African species of early hominins, in contrast, show considerable variation in individual diets, but no marked differences between species.

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Main Authors: van der Merwe,Nikolaas J., Masao,Fidelis T., Bamford,Marion K.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2008
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532008000200016
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spelling oai:scielo:S0038-235320080002000162009-05-04Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzaniavan der Merwe,Nikolaas J.Masao,Fidelis T.Bamford,Marion K.Isotopic dietary studies of early hominins have hitherto been confined to specimens from South Africa. We are now able to report isotopic analyses of two species of early hominins from Tanzania: Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei. The results show that these two species had very different diets. The isotopic analyses of three South African species of early hominins, in contrast, show considerable variation in individual diets, but no marked differences between species.Academy of Science of South AfricaSouth African Journal of Science v.104 n.3-4 20082008-04-01journal articletext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532008000200016en
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author van der Merwe,Nikolaas J.
Masao,Fidelis T.
Bamford,Marion K.
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Masao,Fidelis T.
Bamford,Marion K.
Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania
author_facet van der Merwe,Nikolaas J.
Masao,Fidelis T.
Bamford,Marion K.
author_sort van der Merwe,Nikolaas J.
title Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania
title_short Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania
title_full Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania
title_fullStr Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei of Tanzania
title_sort isotopic evidence for contrasting diets of early hominins homo habilis and australopithecus boisei of tanzania
description Isotopic dietary studies of early hominins have hitherto been confined to specimens from South Africa. We are now able to report isotopic analyses of two species of early hominins from Tanzania: Homo habilis and Australopithecus boisei. The results show that these two species had very different diets. The isotopic analyses of three South African species of early hominins, in contrast, show considerable variation in individual diets, but no marked differences between species.
publisher Academy of Science of South Africa
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