India at the cross-roads of human evolution

Journal of biosciences

P Chauhan¹  R Patnaik1² 

[1] The Stone Age Institute and CRAFT Research Center (Indiana University), 1392 W Dittemore Road, Gosport, IN 47433, USA$$;Centre of Advanced Studies in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India$$

关键词: Genetics;    human evolution;    Indian subcontinent;    palaeoclimate;    phylogeny;    primate;   

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来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

The Indian palaeoanthropological record, although patchy at the moment, is improving rapidly with every new find. This broad review attempts to provide an account ofthe Late Miocene fossil apes and their gradual disappearance due to ecological shift from forest dominated to grassland dominated ecosystem around 9–8 Ma ago,

【 授权许可】

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