Computer simulation of scavenging by hominins and giant hyenas in the late Early Pleistocene

Abstract Consumption of animal-sourced food is an important factor in broadening the diet of early hominins, promoting brain and body growth, and increasing behavioural complexity. However, whether early hominins obtained animal food by scavenging or hunting large mammals remains debated. Sabre-toot...

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Main Authors: Jesús Rodríguez, Ericson Hölzchen, Ana Isabel Caso-Alonso, Jan Ole Berndt, Christine Hertler, Ingo J. Timm, Ana Mateos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39776-1