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Neogene Paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

A Window into the Evolutionary History of East Africa

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Editors:
  1. Terry Harrison

    1. New York University, New York, USA

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Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology (TGBI, volume 14)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: Paleontological and Geological Research in the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Terry Harrison, Michael L. Mbago
    Pages 1-32

  3. Detailed Stratigraphy of the Neogene Sediments at Tinde and Other Localities in the Central Manonga Basin

    • Jacques Verniers
    Pages 33-65

  4. Mineralogy of the Wembere-Manonga Formation, Manonga Valley, Tanzania, and the Possible Provenance of the Sediments

    • Medard Mutakyahwa
    Pages 67-78

  5. Paleoecology and Taphonomy of Fossil Localities in the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 79-105

  6. Fossil Ruminants (Mammalia) from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Alan W. Gentry
    Pages 107-135

  7. The Anatomy, Paleobiology, and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Hippopotamidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 137-190

  8. Fossil Suids from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Laura C. Bishop
    Pages 191-217

  9. Later Neogene Hipparions from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Raymond L. Bernor, Miranda Armour-Chelu
    Pages 219-264

  10. Fossil Proboscidea from the Wembere-Manonga Formation, Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • William J. Sanders
    Pages 265-310

  11. Systematics, Paleobiogeography, and Paleoenvironmental Significance of Rodents from the Ibole Member, Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Alisa J. Winkler
    Pages 311-332

  12. Fossil Fish from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Kathlyn M. Stewart
    Pages 333-349

  13. Late Cenozoic Freshwater Mollusks of the Wembere-Manonga Formation, Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Dirk van Damme, Achilles Gautier
    Pages 351-360

  14. Paleontology and Biochronology of Fossil Localities in the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

    • Terry Harrison, Eric Baker
    Pages 361-393

  15. Hominid Origins

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 395-405

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 407-418
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About this book

Contributions to this volume detail paleontologic research in Manonga Valley, and shed important light on the evolutionary development of eastern Africa. Chapters provide novel insights into the taxonomy, paleobiology, ecology, and zoogeographic relationships of African faunas, as well as lay the foundation for future geological, paleontological, and paleoecological studies in this important area. The book concludes with a discussion of the importance of investigations on broader geographical sites, including the Manonga Valley, for human evolution research. The text is supported by 143 illustrations.

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`This book contains a considerable amount of new data on the paleotology, geology, and evolutionary history of the important late Miocene-early Manonga Valley locality in East Africa, and as such it will be of great interest to paleobiologists, geologists, and all with an interest in mammalian evolution.'
Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 1997, 4(4)

Editors and Affiliations

  • New York University, New York, USA

    Terry Harrison

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neogene Paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

  • Book Subtitle: A Window into the Evolutionary History of East Africa

  • Editors: Terry Harrison

  • Series Title: Topics in Geobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2683-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45471-4Published: 31 May 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3265-5Published: 11 February 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-2683-1Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0275-0120

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 418

  • Topics: Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Archaeology

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