ðɪs kʊd ɛksplˈeɪn wˌaɪ ðɛɹˌɑːɹ sˌoʊ fjˈuː bˈeɪsəlz ɪn ˈɛl plɪˈoʊsiːn hˈɑːmɪnˌɪd ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ɪn nˈɑːnwˈʊdlənd loʊkˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ɐwˈɑːʃ ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ.
This could explain why there are so few basals in l Pliocene hominid remains in non-woodland locations in the Middle Awash and elsewhere.