| Main Title |
Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Harrison, Terry.
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| Publisher |
Springer Netherlands, |
| Year Published |
2011 |
| ISBN |
9789048199624 |
| Subjects |
Geography ;
Geology ;
Paleontology ;
Animal ecology ;
Evolution (Biology)
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
XIV, 602 p. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
1 Introduction -- 2 Rodents -- 3 The lower third premolar of Serengetilagus praecapensis (Mammalia: Lagomorpha: Leporidae) from Laetoli, Tanzania -- 4 Macroscelidea -- 5 Galagidae (Lorisoidea, Primates) -- 6 Cercopithecids (Cercopithecidae, Primates) -- 7 Hominins from the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds, Laetoli -- 8 Carnivora -- 9 Proboscidea -- 10 Orycteropodidae -- 11 Rhinoceroses -- 12 Equidae -- 13 Suidae -- 14 Giraffidae -- 15 Bovidae 16 Amphibia and Squamata -- 17 Tortoises (Chelonii, Testudinidae) -- 18 Aves -- 19 Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) -- 20 Lepidoptera, Insecta -- 21 Trace fossils interpreted in relation to the extant termite fauna at Laetoli, Tanzania -- 22 Gastropoda. This volume 2 and its companion volume 1 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable trails of its footprints. The first volume provides new evidence on the geology, geochronology, ecology, ecomorphology and taphonomy of the site. The second volume describes newly discovered fossil hominins from Laetoli, belonging to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus aethiopicus, and presents detailed information on the systematics and paleobiology of the diverse associated fauna. Together, these contributions provide one of the most comprehensive accounts of a fossil hominin site, and they offer important new insights into the early stages of human evolution and its context. |
| Place Published |
Dordrecht |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2011 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130725204052 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03291nam a22004575i 45 |
