I think the title of my post says it all
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The Diet of Australopithecus afarensis
Posted on October 22, 2009 by afarensis, FCD
PhysOrg.Com has an interesting item on research presented to the Royal Society on October 20th. The research concerns microwear analysis on australopithecine teeth. The research specifically focuses on Australopithecus afarensis (woohoo, take that Ardipithecus)
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Tuesday Paleopathology Blogging: Did STW 431 Have Brucellosis?
Posted on August 18, 2009 by afarensis, FCD
I’ve been meaning to mention this ever since the article was published in PLoS One. Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by any of several bacilli. It is primarily found in livestock such as cows, horses, pigs, and goats. It has also been found in wild animals such as zebra, eland, waterbuck, and impala. It [...]
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What Did Australopithecus africanus Eat?
Posted on February 4, 2009 by afarensis, FCD
Hyenas are amazing animals. It takes a single hyena less than two minutes to consume an entire Thompson’s gazelle. A pack of 21 hyenas was able to polish off a 220 kg zebra and a 150 kg foal in about 30 minutes. An extinct species of borophagine dog (Borophagus) was probably able to accomplish similar [...]
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