Stable isotopic composition of fossil mammal teeth and environmental change in southwestern South Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene
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- 作者：Sophie B. Lehmanna ; slehman4@jhu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; David R. Braunb ; c ; d ; david.braun@uct.ac.za" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Kate J. Dennise ; katejdennis@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; David B. Pattersonf ; dbpatter@gwmail.gwu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Deano D. Stynderc ; Deano.Stynder@uct.ac.za" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Laura C. Bishopg ; l.c.bishop@ljmu.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Frances Forresth ; francesforrest@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Naomi E. Levina ; naomi.levin@jhu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Pliocene-Pleistocene climate ; Stable isotopes ; Tooth enamel ; South Africa ; C4 vegetation
- 刊名：Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：457
- 期：Complete
- 页码：396-408
- 全文大小：1183 K
文摘
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Grazing herbivores in southwestern South Africa ate substantial amounts of C3 grasses and minor amounts of C4 grasses.
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Winter rainfall has persisted in southwestern South Africa since at least 5 Ma.
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Elandsfontein was likely buffered from regional aridity during the mid-Pleistocene.