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The skull of Australopithecus afarensis /

The book is the most in-depth account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary significance of the 3.6-3.0 million year old early human species Australopithecus afarensis. Knowledge of this species is pivotal to understanding early human evolution, because 1) the sample of fossil remains of A. a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kimbel, William H. (Autor), Rak, Yoel (Autor), Johanson, Donald C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Colección:Human evolution series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 1 Background; 2 Recovery and Reconstruction of A.L. 444-2; Recovery; Stratigraphic Provenance and Geological Age; Taphonomic Aspects and Reconstruction of the Skull; Ontogenetic Age and Sex of A.L. 444-2; 3 A.L. 444-2: The Skull as a Whole; The Cranium with the Occluded Mandible; The Cranium: Lateral and Median Views; The Cranium: Vertical View; The Cranium: Frontal View; The Cranium: Occipital View; The Cranium: Basal View; "Composite Reconstruction" of 1984/1988 in Light of A.L. 444-2; Pattern of Cranial Cresting; Pattern of the Venous Sinuses.
  • 4 Endocranial Morphology of A.L. 444-2Distortion of the Endocast; Assessment of Endocranial Volume; Morphological Description; Discussion; 5 Elements of the Disarticulated Skull; The Frontal Bone; The Parietal Bones; The Temporal Bones; The Occipital Bone; The Maxilla and the Palatine Bone; The Nasal Bones; The Zygomatic Bone; The Mandible; Dentition; 6 Implications of A.L. 444-2 for the Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Status; Morphology of the A.L. 444-2 Skull: Summary of the Major Features; Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Status; Phylogenetic Position; Australopithecus afarensis in Human Evolution.
  • NotesReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z.