Susanne Cote

Grant Type

Conference Grant

Institutional Affiliation

Calgary, U. of

Grant number

Gr. CONF-727

Approve Date

September 1, 2016

Project Title

Cote, Dr. Susanne, U. of Calgary, Calgary, Canada - To aid workshop on 'Early Adaptive Evolution of the Hominoidea,' 2018, Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with Dr. Fredrick Manthi

Preliminary abstract: The early Miocene fossil record of East Africa preserves the earliest evidence of important modern ape characteristics such as upright posture, prolonged life histories, and dietary breadth. These key adaptations signal a fundamenta