Overview
- This volume is an authoritative and comprehensive account of the important fossil hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania
- Provides a compendium of research papers dealing with the geology, geochronology, paleoecology, taphonomy and paleobotany
- Presents new information on the modern-day Serengeti ecosystem to help provide baseline data for modeling Laetoli during the Pliocene
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology (VERT)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Reviews
From the reviews:
“Volume 1 begins with a review of the most recent paleontological and geological investigations in the Laetoli area, including a reassessment of the best-known fossil localities; it then sorts through the geology of the region. … should be in any library with natural history collections. … provide a critical resource for human evolution studies, and will appeal to geologists, paleontologists, and anthropologists alike. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic and professional audiences, all levels.” (M. A. Wilson, Choice, Vol. 48 (11), July, 2011)
“Harrison has compiled a large number of generally impressive reports stemming from this renewed work at Laetoli into a handsome two-volume set. … Volume 1 comprises 19 chapters devoted largely to geology, geochronology, paleoecology, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. … Harrison is to be congratulated for having assembled an extraordinary team of research collaborators to investigate (or reinvestigate) it to its full extent. … It will be an indispensible resource for students of African Neogene paleontology, geology, and (especially) paleoanthropology.” (Frederick E. Grine, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 87, March, 2012)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context
Book Subtitle: Volume 1: Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment
Editors: Terry Harrison
Series Title: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9956-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9955-6Published: 21 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3507-1Published: 25 February 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9956-3Published: 19 January 2011
Series ISSN: 1877-9077
Series E-ISSN: 1877-9085
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 402
Topics: Paleontology, Geology, Evolutionary Biology, Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Animal Ecology