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Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context

Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Terry Harrison

    1. Center for the Study of Human Origins Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, USA

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  • Focuses on the morphology, systematics and paleobiology of the fossil hominins and the associated fauna of Laetoli in northern Tanzania
  • Includes detailed systematic accounts of the associated invertebrate and vertebrate fauna
  • Will provide broader understanding of faunal diversity and ecological change in East Africa 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 (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: The Laetoli Hominins and Associated Fauna

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 1-14

  3. Rodents

    • Christiane Denys
    Pages 15-53

  4. The Lower Third Premolar of Serengetilagus praecapensis (Mammalia: Lagomorpha: Leporidae) from Laetoli, Tanzania

    • Alisa J. Winkler, Yukimitsu Tomida
    Pages 55-66

  5. Macroscelidea

    • Alisa J. Winkler
    Pages 67-74

  6. Galagidae (Lorisoidea, Primates)

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 75-81

  7. Cercopithecids (Cercopithecidae, Primates)

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 83-139

  8. Hominins from the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds, Laetoli

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 141-188

  9. Carnivora

    • Lars Werdelin, Reihaneh Dehghani
    Pages 189-232

  10. Proboscidea

    • William J. Sanders
    Pages 233-262

  11. Orycteropodidae

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 263-274

  12. Rhinocerotidae

    • Elina Hernesniemi, Ioannis X. Giaourtsakis, Alistair R. Evans, Mikael Fortelius
    Pages 275-294

  13. Equidae

    • Miranda Armour-Chelu, Raymond L. Bernor
    Pages 295-326

  14. Suidae

    • Laura C. Bishop
    Pages 327-337

  15. Giraffidae

    • Chris A. Robinson
    Pages 339-362

  16. Bovidae

    • Alan W. Gentry
    Pages 363-465

  17. Amphibia and Squamata

    • Jean-Claude Rage, Salvador Bailon
    Pages 467-478

  18. Tortoises (Chelonii, Testudinidae)

    • Terry Harrison
    Pages 479-503

  19. Aves

    • Antoine Louchart
    Pages 505-533

  20. Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera)

    • Frank-T. Krell, Wolfgang Schawaller
    Pages 535-548
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This volume 2 and its companion volume 1 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable trails of its footprints. The first volume provides new evidence on the geology, geochronology, ecology, ecomorphology and taphonomy of the site. The second volume describes newly discovered fossil hominins from Laetoli, belonging to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus aethiopicus, and presents detailed information on the systematics and paleobiology of the diverse associated fauna. Together, these contributions provide one of the most comprehensive accounts of a fossil hominin site, and they offer important new insights into the early stages of human evolution and its context.

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“Harrison has compiled a large number of generally impressive reports stemming from this renewed work at Laetoli into a handsome two-volume set. … Volume 2 entails 22 chapters that present the variety of animals found with the hominins. … 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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for the Study of Human Origins Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, USA

    Terry Harrison

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