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The human fossil record / Jeffrey H. Schwartz, Ian Tattersall.
Penn Museum Library - Reference GN282 .H83 2002 v.1 v.2 v.3 v.4
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fossil hominids.
- Physical Description:
- volumes : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Wiley-Liss, c2002-
- Summary:
- "AN INVALUABLE ARCHIVE" - Nature
- The Human Fossil Record series is the most authoritative and comprehensive documentation of the fossil evidence relevant to the study of our evolutionary past. It fills the critical need for a complete resource that provides detailed morphological descriptions based on uniformly applied protocols, along with all new photographs taken exclusively for the series. This second volume covers the craniodental remains from Africa and Asia attributed to the genus Homo.
- In this monumental and groundbreaking new series, the authors use clearly defined terminology and descriptive protocols that are applied uniformly throughout. Organized alphabetically by site name with detailed morphological descriptions and original, expertly taken photographs, each entry features: Morphology Location information History of discovery Previous systematic assessments of the fossils Geological, archaeological, and faunal contexts Dating References to the primary literature
- The Human Fossil Record series is truly a must-have reference for anyone interested in the study of human evolution.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Terminology and craniodental morphology of genus Homo (Europe) / Jeffrey H. Schwartz, Ian Tattersall
- v. 3. Brain Endocasts: The Paleoneurological evidence
- v. 4. Craniodental Morphology of Early Hominids (Genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus, Orrorin) and Overview / Jeffrey H. Schwartz, Ian Tattersall
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0471319279
- 0471319287
- OCLC:
- 47097364
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