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Fossil Primates: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology, cartea 70

Autor Susan Cachel
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 apr 2015
Reconstructing the paleobiology of fossil non-human primates, this book is intended as an exposition of non-human primate evolution that includes information about evolutionary theory and processes, paleobiology, paleoenvironment, how fossils are formed, how fossils illustrate evolutionary processes, the reconstruction of life from fossils, the formation of the primate fossil record, functional anatomy, and the genetic bases of anatomy. Throughout, the emphasis of the book is on the biology of fossil primates, not their taxonomic classification or systematics, or formal species descriptions. The author draws detailed pictures of the paleoenvironment of fossil primates, including contemporary animals and plants, and ancient primate communities, emphasizing our ability to reconstruct lifeways from fragmentary bones and teeth, using functional anatomy, stable isotopes from enamel and collagen, and high resolution CT-scans of the cranium. Fossil Primates will be essential reading for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in evolutionary anthropology, primatology and vertebrate paleobiology.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521183024
ISBN-10: 0521183022
Pagini: 315
Ilustrații: 103 b/w illus. 8 tables
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: primates in evolutionary time; 2. Primate taxonomy; 3. Fossils and fossilization; 4. The world of the past; 5. The lifeways of extinct animals; 6. Evolutionary processes and the pattern of primate evolution; 7. Primate origins; 8. The Paleocene primate radiation; 9. The Eocene primate radiation; 10. The Malagasy primate radiation; 11. The Oligocene bottleneck; 12. Rise of the anthropoids; 13. The platyrrhine radiation; 14. The Miocene hominoid radiation; 15. The cercopithecoid radiation; 16. Late Cenozoic climate changes; 17. Conclusions; References; Index.

Recenzii

'… students will get a lively introduction to some of the palaeobiology and geographical/ecological context of many of our non-hominin fossil relatives.' Todd C. Rae, Primate Eye

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A unique reconstruction of the paleobiology of fossil non-human primates and their key role in inferring evolutionary processes on earth.