Oxygen isotope analyses of skeletal remains (18 O/16 O, δ 18 O) are a powerful tool for
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …

The palaeontological site of Langebaanweg (LBW) is internationally renowned for its prolific,
diverse and exceptionally well preserved Mio-Pliocene vertebrate faunas. The site is located …

Mechanisms for concentrating carbon around the Rubisco enzyme, which drives the carbon-
reducing steps in photosynthesis, are widespread in plants; in vascular plants they are …

Paleontological fieldwork between 1998–2005 by the Eyasi Plateau Expedition at Laetoli
and nearby sites produced a large collection of proboscidean fossils from the early to mid …

Ecomorphological and biogeochemical (trace element, and carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen
isotope ratios) analyses have been used for determining the dietary niches and habitat …

Palaeomagnetic analysis was conducted on speleothems from Members 1–5 at Sterkfontein
Cave, South Africa. Palaeomagnetic analysis of siltstone and speleothem from the bulk of …

Stable isotope analysis of fossil materials has become an increasingly important method for
gathering dietary and environmental information from extinct species in terrestrial and …

It has long been proposed that pre-modern hominin impacts drove extinctions and shaped
the evolutionary history of Africa's exceptionally diverse large mammal communities, but this …

Major morphological and behavioral innovations in early human evolution have traditionally
been viewed as responses to conditions associated with increasing aridity and the …

The emergence of C4 grass biomes is believed to have first taken place in the upper
Miocene, when a series of events modified global climate with long-lasting impacts on …