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Paleontology and geology of Laetoli : human evolution in context / edited by Terry Harrison.

Van Pelt Library QE740 .P35 2011 v.1-2
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Harrison, Terry.
Series:
Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology
Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Paleontology--Pliocene.
Paleontology.
Paleontology--Tanzania--Laetoli Site.
Geology, Stratigraphic--Pliocene.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Geology--Tanzania--Laetoli Site.
Geology.
Fossil hominids--Tanzania--Laetoli Site.
Fossil hominids.
Human evolution--Africa.
Human evolution.
Animal remains (Archaeology)--Tanzania--Laetoli Site.
Animal remains (Archaeology).
Paleoecology--Pliocene.
Paleoecology.
Paleoecology--Tanzania--Laetoli Site.
Laetoli Site (Tanzania).
Tanzania--Laetoli Site.
Africa.
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Place of Publication:
Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, [2011]
Contents:
v. 1. Geology, geochronology, paleoecology, and paleoenvironment
v. 2. Fossil hominins and the associated fauna.
v. 1. Laetoli revisited : renewed paleontological and geological investigations at localities on the Eyasi Plateau in northern Tanzania / Terry Harrison
Paleontological localities on the Eyasi Plateau, including Laetoli / Terry Harrison and Amandus Kweka
Sedimentology, lithostratigraphy and depositional history of the Laetoli area / Peter Ditchfield and Terry Harrison
⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating of Laetoli, Tanzania / Alan L. Deino
Petrology, geochemistry and age of Satiman, Lemagurut and Oldeani : sources of the volcanic deposits of the Laetoli area / Godwin F. Mollel ... [et al.]
Geochemistry and mineralogy of Laetoli area tuffs : Lower Laetolil through Naibadad Beds / Lindsay J. McHenry
Geochemical and mineralogic characterization of Middle Stone Age tools of Laetoli, Tanzania, and comparisons with possible source materials / Katherine A. Adelsberger ... [et al.]
The ecology and biogeography of the Endulen-Laetoli area in northern Tanzania / Peter Andrews ... [et al.]
Phytoliths and pollen, the microscopic plant remains in Pliocene volcanic sediments around Laetoli, Tanzania / Lloyd Rossouw and Louis Scott
Fossil woods / Marion K. Bamford
Fossil leaves, fruits and seeds / Marion K. Bamford
Serengeti micromammal communities and the paleoecology of Laetoli, Tanzania / Denné N. Reed
The taphonomy and paleoenvironmental implications of the Laetoli micromammals / Denné N. Reed and Christiane Denys
Coprolites : taphonomic and paleoecological implications / Terry Harrison
Stable isotopic analyses of Laetoli fossil herbivores / John D. Kingston
Feeding ecology and niche partitioning of the Laetoli ungulate faunas / Thomas M. Kaiser
Paleoenvironments of Laetoli, Tanzania as determined by antelope habitat preferences / Laura C. Bishop ... [et al.]
Environmental change within the Laetoli fossiliferous sequence : vegetation catenas and bovid ecomorphology / Kris Kovarovic and Peter Andrews
Large mammal evidence for the paleoenvironment of the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds of Laetoli, Tanzania / Denise F. Su.
v. 2. Introduction : The Laetoli hominins and associated fauna / Terry Harrison
Rodents / Christiane Denys
The lower third premolar of Serengetilagus praecapensis (Mammalia: Lagomorpha: Leporidae) from Laetoli, Tanzania / Alisa J. Winkler and Yukimitsu Tomida
Macroscelidea / Alisa J. Winkler
Galagidae (Lorisoidea, Primates) / Terry Harrison
Cercopithecids (Cercopithecidae, Primates) / Terry Harrison
Hominins from the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya beds, Laetoli / Terry Harrison
Carnivora / Lars Werdelin and Reihaneh Dehghani
Proboscidea / William J. Sanders
Orycteropodidae / Terry Harrison
Rhinocerotidae / Elina Hernesniemi ... [et al.]
Equidae / Miranda Armour-Chelu and Raymond L. Bernor
Suidae / Laura C. Bishop
Giraffidae / Chris A. Robinson
Bovidae / Alan W. Gentry
Amphibia and Squamata / Jean-Claude Rage and Salvador Bailon
Tortoises (Chelonii, Testudinidae) / Terry Harrison
Aves / Antoine Louchart
Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) / Frank-T. Krell and Wolfgang Schawaller
Lepidoptera, Insecta / Ian J. Kitching and S. Sadler
Trace fossils interpreted in relation to the extant termite fauna at Laetoli, Tanzania / Johanna P.E.C. Darlington
Gastropoda / Peter Tattersfield.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
9789048199556
9048199557
9789048199617
9048199611
OCLC:
703280502

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