Spatial bias in the fossil record affects understanding of human evolution

IF 13.9 1区生物学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI:10.1038/s41559-024-02524-3

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Abstract

Using modern mammals as analogues, we investigate how spatial bias in the early human fossil record probably influences understanding of human evolution. Our results suggest that the environmental and fossil records from palaeoanthropological hotspots are probably missing aspects of environmental and anatomical variation.

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化石记录的空间偏差影响对人类进化的理解

以现代哺乳动物为类比，我们研究了早期人类化石记录中的空间偏差可能如何影响对人类进化的理解。我们的研究结果表明，古人类学热点地区的环境和化石记录可能遗漏了环境和解剖变异的一些方面。

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Nature ecology & evolution Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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22.20

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2.40%

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282

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