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Kromdraai : a birthplace of Paranthropus in the Cradle of Humankind /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Braga, José (Editor ), Thackeray, John Francis (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stellenbosch, South Africa : Sun Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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245 0 0 |a Kromdraai :  |b a birthplace of Paranthropus in the Cradle of Humankind /  |c editors, José Braga, John Francis Thackeray. 
264 1 |a Stellenbosch, South Africa :  |b Sun Press,  |c [2016] 
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505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- List of authors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1. Evolutionary, chrono-cultural and palaeoenvironmental backgrounds to the Kromdraai site: A regional perspective -- Introduction -- Aims of this volume -- Aims of this chapter -- The construction of the Kromdraai B fossil and archaeological assemblages -- Broom's excavations (1938-44) -- Brain's excavations (1955-56) -- Vrba's excavations (1977-80) -- Thackeray's excavations (1993-2002) -- The Kromdraai Research Project (since 2002) -- The Kromdraai litho- and biostratigraphy 
505 8 |a Partridge's stratigraphic interpretation of KB -- The Kromdraai biostratigraphy -- Uranium-lead dating and magnetostratigraphy of the Kromdraai deposits -- A preliminary sketch of the KB fossil hominins -- The hallmark of the KB hominin sample -- The taphonomy and palaeoenvironments at Kromdraai B -- The accumulative agents at KB -- Palaeoenvironments at KB -- Faunal evidence -- Isotopic evidence -- Preliminary conclusions: A regional perspective -- References -- 2. A computer-guided 3D multiscale reconstruction of the Kromdraai site -- Introduction -- Data acquisition and processing 
505 8 |a In situ 3D reconstruction -- Terrestrial laser scanning -- Portable laser scanner -- Photos-based 3D reconstructions -- UAS photogrammetry -- Fusing different data -- Conclusions -- References -- 3. A revised stratigraphy of Kromdraai -- Introduction -- Description of the site -- From the eastern end to the siliceous breccia (33 to 42 m) -- From the siliceous breccia to the dolomitic bridge (33 to 12 m) -- From the dolomitic bridge to the western extremity (12 to 0 m) -- A new proposed stratigraphic description of the Kromdraai B karst fillings 
505 8 |a From the siliciclastic breccia to the western end of Kromdraai B West -- Member 1 -- First breccia level, formation of the main talus -- Member 2 -- First breccia level of the secondary slope -- Member 3 -- Pinkish sandstone with broken speleothems -- Member 4 -- Stratified breccia and gravelly talus -- Member 5 -- Fine pinkish sandstones with ferruginous fragments, calcite blocks and ghost rock clusters -- Member 6 -- Orangey breccia with blocks of chert and goethite cubes -- Member 7 -- Fine sandstones with bone and gravelly conglomerates 
505 8 |a To the east of the siliceous breccia until the eastern end of the site -- Member 1 -- Member 5 -- Member 6 -- Chocolate breccia with fragments of chert and ferruginous blocks -- The 'holotype block' -- Interpretations concerning the evolution of the cave -- Member 1 -- Members 2, 3 and 4 -- Members 5 and 6 -- Member 7 -- Chronological landmarks -- Correlations with earlier stratigraphies -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. The Kromdraai hominins revisited with an updated portrayal of differences between Australopithecus africanus and Paranthropus robustus -- Introduction -- Aims of this study 
500 |a "A South African Heritage Site"--Title page. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Evolutionary, chrono-cultural and palaeoenvironmental backgrounds to the Kromdraai: a regional perspective -- A computer-guided 3D multiscale reconstruction of the Kromdraai site -- A revised stratigraphy of Kromdraai -- The Kromdraai hominins revisited with an updated portrayal of differences between Australopithecus africanus and Paranthropus robustus -- Some preliminary interpretations of the oldest faunal assemblage from Kromdraai -- Kromdraai: a preliminary hypothetical evolutionary scenario. 
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650 0 |a Paranthropus  |z South Africa. 
651 0 |a Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (South Africa) 
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