The expansion of grassland ecosystems in Africa in relation to mammalian evolution and the origin of the genus Homo

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

• Publication date

  2004-05-20

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science, History

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  DOI 10.1016/J.PALAEO.2003.09.033
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