Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils Miocene Hominoid Evolution and Adaptations

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Synopsis

An insightful new work, Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils integrates two practices in paleobiology which are often separated - functional and phylogenetic analysis. The book summarizes the evidence on paleoenvironments at the most important Miocene hominoid sites and relates it to the pertinent fossil record. The contributors present the most up-to-date statements on the functional anatomy and likely behavior of the best known hominoids of this crucial period of ape and human evolution. A key feature is a comprehensive table listing 240 characteristics among 13 genera of living and extinct hominoids.

Book details

Edition:
1997
Series:
Advances in Primatology
Author:
David R. Begun, Carol V. Ward, Michael D. Rose
ISBN:
9781489900753
Related ISBNs:
9780306454578
Publisher:
Springer US
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-01-27
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1997
Copyright by:
Springer Science+Business Media New York 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies