File S1 - Early Human Speciation, Brain Expansion and Dispersal Influenced by African Climate Pulses

Supporting figures and tables. Table S1 Hominin diversity estimates based on First and Last Appearance dates (FAD and LAD). Table S2 Alternative scenarios for hominin migration events based on putative timings in the literature. Table S3 Best fit models for using regional and global dust flux records to predict occurrence of EARS lakes over the past 3 million years. Table S4 Best fit models for using regional and global dust flux records to predict occurrence of EARS lakes from 350 Ka to 2.6 Ma. Table S5 Models for hominin diversity. Table S6 Stepwise AIC model selection for species turnover (net change in species richness). Table S7 Migration models for three migration scenarios. Table S8 Best fit models for brain capacity over all hominins. Table S9 Regional brain capacity models Figure S1 Comparison of the probability of a dispersal or migration event out of East Africa with the Lake variability index. (DOC)