Dissertation Research: Paleoecology of Makapansgat and other African Pliocene Hominid Sites

论文研究：马卡潘斯加特和其他非洲上新世原始人类遗址的古生态学

• 批准号: 9312842
• 负责人: John Fleagle
• 金额: $ 1.1万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Stony Brook
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-08-01 至 1994-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9312842&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Paleoecology; Makapansgat; other

ABSTRACT P.I. John Fleagle SBR-9312842 Fossil remains of human ancestors have been carefully examined anatomically to show that physical changes occurred through time and to attempt to reconstruct likely behaviors of the individuals and species concerned. These fossils are usually not isolated finds: they are frequently found in association with other animal remains. Studies of these animal remains have contributed a great deal to paleoanthropology, and have been used to reconstruct environments to determine the relative ages of sites that cannot be dated by absolute techniques. Also, a picture of environmental and animal change or stability over long periods of time can be derived, over time, and across different areas. This comparison is important for identifying possible ecological pressures that may have affected the evolution and behavioral ecology of different groups, including humans. This dissertation project will compare the animal remains from early proto-human sites from the African Pliocene by using various quantitative methods of analysis with the goal of reconstructing the habitats and analyzing the ecological structure of these assemblages. The information will be used to test current ideas regarding the behavior and adaptation of early proto-humans. The multiple analytic approaches to be employed will enable the development of more reliable interpretations of site similarities and differences. *** P\anthro\jfried\9312842.abs F P3 P v P3 P v v Õ v D u9 D t& P ^pS ^ S A g Õ F P FGP g Õ FG ^9 Fp FG ^9 Fp FGP3 P v P3 P v v Õ vp3 P v P 3 P v v Õ X 0 2 4 9 V X ! ! ! D X X ( Times New Roman Symbol & Arial " h E E = Jonathan Friedlaender Jonathan Friedlaender

摘要 P.I. John Fleagle SBR-9312842 对人类祖先的化石遗骸进行了仔细的解剖学检查，以表明随着时间的推移发生的物理变化，并试图重建相关个体和物种的可能行为。这些化石通常不是孤立的发现：它们经常是。与其他动物遗骸相关的发现对这些动物遗骸的研究对古人类学做出了很大贡献，并已被用于重建环境以确定无法绝对年代的地点的相对年龄。此外，还可以得出不同地区的环境和动物长期变化或稳定性的情况，这种比较对于识别可能影响不同物种进化和行为生态的可能生态压力非常重要。本论文项目将通过使用各种定量分析方法来比较来自非洲上新世早期原始人类遗址的动物遗骸，目的是重建栖息地并分析这些组合的生态结构。用于测试当前的想法早期原人类的行为和适应将能够对地点相似性和差异进行更可靠的解释*** P\anthro\jfried\9312842.abs F P3 P v P3 P v v Õ。 v D u9 D t& P ^pS ^ S A g Õ F P FGP g Õ FG ^9 Fp FG ^9 Fp FGP3 P v P3 P v v Õ vp3 P v P 3 P v v Õ X 0 2 4 9 V D X X（时代新罗马符号和宋体“h E E = 乔纳森·弗里德兰德！