Lothagam : the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa
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書誌事項
Lothagam : the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa
Columbia University Press, c2003
- : cloth
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全5件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Located at the southwest corner of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Lothagam represents one of the most important intervals in African prehistory. Early human remains are restricted in distribution to Africa and the acquisition of an upright bipedal striding gait, the hallmark of humanity, appears to be at least circumstantially linked to the reduction of equatorial forests and the spread of grasslands on that continent. The diverse Lothagam fauna documents the end-Miocene transition from forested to more open habitats that were exploited by grazing horses and antelopes, hippos, giant pigs, and true elephants. It also includes spectacularly complete fossil carnivore skeletons and some of the oldest human remains. Enlisting a team of highly qualified specialists, this book provides the geologic context and dating framework for the Lothagam fossiliferous sequences, describes the immense diversity of vertebrate fossils recovered from the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene sediments, and synthesizes the results to interpret the changing paleoenvironments that prevailed at this site.
The book will interest anthropologists, paleontologists, geologists, and anyone interested in human origins.
目次
Introduction, by Meave G. Leakey Geology, Paleosols, and Dating, by Craig S. Feibel, Jonathan G. Wynn, and Ian McDougall Crustacea and Pisces, by Joel W. Martin, Sandra Trautwein, and Kathlyn M. Stewart Reptilia and Aves, by Roger C. Wood, Glenn W. Storrs, John M. Harris, and Meave G. Leakey Lagomorpha and Rodentia, by Alisa J. Winkler Primates, by Meave G. Leakey, Mark F. Teaford, Carol V. Ward, and Alan C. Walker Carnivora, by Lars Werdelin Proboscidea and Tubulidentata, by Pascal Tassy, John M. Harris, and Simon A. H. Milledge Perissodactyla, by John M. Harris, Meave G. Leakey, and Raymond L. Bernor Hippopotamidae and Suidae, by Eleanor M. Weston, John M. Harris, and Meave G. Leakey Ruminantia, by John M. Harris Isotopes, by Thure E. Cerling, John M. Harris, Meave G. Leakey, and Nina Mudida Lothagam: Its Significance and Contributions, by Meave G. Leakey and John M. Harris
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