Comment on the Paleoenvironment of Ardipithecus ramidus | Zendy

Thure E. Cerling | Zendy; Naomi E. Levin | Zendy; Jay Quade | Zendy; Jonathan G. Wynn | Zendy; David L. Fox | Zendy; John D. Kingston | Zendy; Richard G. Klein | Zendy; Francis H. Brown | Zendy

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Comment on the Paleoenvironment of Ardipithecus ramidus

Author(s) -

Thure E. Cerling,

Naomi E. Levin,

Jay Quade,

Jonathan G. Wynn,

David L. Fox,

John D. Kingston,

Richard G. Klein,

Francis H. Brown

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.1185274

Subject(s) - woodland , context (archaeology) , canopy , geography , habitat , forestry , archaeology , ecology , biology

White and colleagues (Research Articles, 2 October 2009, pp. 65–67 and www.sciencemag.org/ardipithecus) characterized the paleoenvironment of Ardipithecus ramidus at Aramis, Ethiopia, which they described as containing habitats ranging from woodland to forest patches. In contrast, we find the environmental context of Ar. ramidus at Aramis to be represented by what is commonly referred to as tree- or bush-savanna, with 25% or less woody canopy cover

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