Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human...

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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.

Zusammenfassung

Focuses on the morphology, systematics and paleobiology of the fossil hominins and the associated fauna of Laetoli in northern Tanzania

Includes detailed systematic accounts of the associated invertebrate and vertebrate fauna

Will provide broader understanding of faunal diversity and ecological change in East Africa during the Pliocene

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Fachbereich:	Paläontologie
Genre:	Geowissenschaften , Importe
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Inhalt:	xiv 602 S.
ISBN-13:	9789400735088
ISBN-10:	9400735081
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion:	Harrison, Terry
Herausgeber:	Terry Harrison
Hersteller:	Springer Springer Netherland Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	279 x 210 x 33 mm
Von/Mit:	Terry Harrison
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.02.2013
Gewicht:	1,478 kg