The Australopithecine Face
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Author | : Yoel Rak |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2014-05-10 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1483219801 |
The Australopithecine Face provides an introduction to the interpretation of the facial skeleton of Australopithecus, a part of the anatomy well represented in the African collections. This book presents important morphological differences between the early hominid taxa and interprets them in a biochemical, functional, evolutionary framework. Organized into seven chapters, this book begins with an overview of the description of the face of the four species of Australopithecus, extending to comparisons both within the genus and with other primates. This text then provides an analysis of the facial morphology of Australopithecus in terms of structural significance. Other chapters consider the taxonomic and phylogenetic status of the australopithecine species in light of the description and comparison. This book discusses as well the changes in the morphology and topography of the facial mask. The final chapter deals with the phylogenetic assignment of the different species. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists.
Author | : Yoel Rak |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Australopithecines |
ISBN | : 9780012576281 |
Author | : Yoel Rak |
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Total Pages | : 698 |
Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Lockwood Charles Abram III. |
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Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 1997 |
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Author | : William H. Kimbel |
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Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0195157060 |
The book is the most in-depth account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary significance of the 3.6-3.0 million year old early human species Australopithecus afarensis. Knowledge of this species is pivotal to understanding early human evolution, because 1) the sample of fossil remains of A. afarensis is among the most extensive for any early human species, and the majority of remains are of taxonomically inormative skulls and teeth; 2) the wealth of material makes A. afarensis an indispensable point of reference for the interpretation of other fossil discoveries; 3) the species occupies a time period that is the focus of current research to determine when, where, and why the human lineage first diversified into separate contemporaneous lines of descent. Upon publication of this book, this species will be among the most thoroughly documented extinct ancestors of humankind. The main focus of the book - its organizing principle - is the first complete skull of A. afarensis (specimen number A.L. 444-2) at the Hadar site, Ethiopia, the home of the remarkably complete 3.18 million year old skeleton known as "Lucy," found at Hadar by third author D. Johanson in 1974. Lucy and other fossils from Hadar, together with those from the site of Laetoli in Tanzania, were controversially attributed to the then brand new species A. afarensis by Johanson, T. White and Y. Coppens in 1978. However, a complete skull, which would have quickly resolved much of the early debate over the species, proved elusive until second author Y. Rak's discovery of the 444 skull in 1992. The book details the comparative anatomy of the new skull (and the cast of its brain, analyzed by R. Holloway and M. Huan) , as well as of other skull and dental finds recovered during the latest, ongoing field work at Hadar, and analyzes the evolutionary significance of A. afarensis in the context of other critically important discoveries of earliest humans made in recent years. In essence, it summarizes the state of knowledge about one of the central subjects of current paleoanthropological investigation.
Author | : Barbara Welker |
Publisher | : Open SUNY Textbooks |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-01-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781942341413 |
Where did we come from? What were our ancestors like? Why do we differ from other animals? How do scientists trace and construct our evolutionary history? The Evolution of Our Tribe: Hominini provides answers to these questions and more. The book explores the field of paleoanthropology past and present. Beginning over 65 million years ago, Welker traces the evolution of our species, the environments and selective forces that shaped our ancestors, their physical and cultural adaptations, and the people and places involved with their discovery and study. It is designed as a textbook for a course on Human Evolution but can also serve as an introductory text for relevant sections of courses in Biological or General Anthropology or general interest. It is both a comprehensive technical reference for relevant terms, theories, methods, and species and an overview of the people, places, and discoveries that have imbued paleoanthropology with such fascination, romance, and mystery.
Author | : Rebecca Rogers Ackermann |
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Total Pages | : 874 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich Gerasimov |
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Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Science |
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Author | : David R. Begun |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 593 |
Release | : 2012-12-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1118332377 |
A Companion to Paleoanthropology presents a compendium of readings from leading scholars in the field that define our current knowledge of the major discoveries and developments in human origins and human evolution, tracing the fossil record from primate and hominid origins to the dispersal of modern humans across the globe. Represents an accessible state-of-the-art summary of the entire field of paleoanthropology, with an overview of hominid taxonomy Features articles on the key discoveries in ape and human evolution, in cranial, postcranial and brain evolution, growth and development Surveys the breadth of the paleontological record from primate origins to modern humans Highlights the unique methods and techniques of paleoanthropology, including dating and ecological methods, and use of living primate date to reconstruct behavior in fossil apes and humans
Author | : Sally C. Reynolds |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 599 |
Release | : 2012-03-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1107019958 |
This book reviews key themes and developments in palaeoanthropology, exploring their impact on our understanding of human origins in Africa.