Phytoliths indicate significant arboreal cover at Sahelanthropus type locality TM266 in northern Chad and a decrease in later sites.

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Journal of Human Evolution

• Publication date

  2017-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.01.009PMID 28434541
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