Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context - Volume 1: Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment (Paperback, 2011 ed.)

This volume 1 and its companion volume 2 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.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	2011
Editors:	Terry Harrison
Dimensions:	279 x 210 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	402
Edition:	2011 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9400735071
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Promotions
LSN:	9400735073
Barcode:	9789400735071

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