Original scientific paper

An »Open Source« Perspective of Earliest Hominid Origins

Friedemann Schrenk
Oliver Sandrock
Ottmar Kullmer

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.

Keywords

hominids; bipedalism; rainforest; Miocene

Hrčak ID:

28046

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/28046

Publication date:

28.12.2004.

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