Publications by authors named "Kayla R Hillis"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the assembly of C grassland ecosystems in Africa and their significance for understanding the evolution of mammals, particularly hominins.
- It challenges the idea that C grasses only became dominant in Africa after 10 million years ago by providing evidence of their presence in vegetation from around 21 to 16 million years ago.
- The findings suggest a more complex ecological landscape during the Early Miocene, with diverse habitats that require a re-evaluation of previous assumptions about mammalian evolution in relation to these grasslands.
