Baboon feeding ecology informs the dietary niche of Paranthropus boisei.
Hominins are generally considered eclectic omnivores like baboons, but recent isotope studies call into question the generalist status of some hominins. Paranthropus boisei and Australopithecus bahrelghazali derived 75%-80% of their tissues' δ(13)C from C4 sources, i.e. mainly low-quality foods...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014
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