On Fossil Recovery Potential In The Australopithecus anamensis–Australopithecus afarensis Lineage: A Reply To Žliobaitė (2020)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2021
Published In
Journal Of Human Evolution
Abstract
We thank Žliobaitė (2020) for the interest in our article (Du et al., 2020) and the resulting dialogue. In this response, we briefly summarize Du and colleagues' analysis and Žliobaitė's commentary, respond to the points raised by Žliobaitė, and conclude with some thoughts on why the distribution of Australopithecus anamensis–Australopithecus afarensis fossil horizons does not conform to a wax–wane pattern.
Keywords
Fossil abundance, Fossil horizon, Wax–wane, Confidence intervals, Origination, Extinction
Recommended Citation
A. Du, J. Rowan, Steve C. Wang, B. A. Wood, and Z. Alemseged.
(2021).
"On Fossil Recovery Potential In The Australopithecus anamensis–Australopithecus afarensis Lineage: A Reply To Žliobaitė (2020)".
Journal Of Human Evolution.
Volume 157,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103025
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