The skull of Australopithecus afarensis / William H. Kimbel, Yoel Rak, Donald C. Johanson ; with a contribution on the brain endocast by Ralph L. Holloway and Michael S. Yuan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimbel, William H., author.

Rak, Yoel, author.

Johanson, Donald C., author.

Series:

Human evolution series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australopithecus afarensis.

Skull.

Craniology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This is an 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 informative 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.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780197561973

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.