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Function, phylogeny, and fossils : Miocene hominoid evolution and adaptations /

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An insightful new work, Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils integrates two practices in paleobiology which are often separated - functional and phylogenetic analysis. The book summarizes the evidence on paleoenvironments at the most important Miocene hominoid sites and relates it to the pertinent fossi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Begun, David R., Ward, Carol V., Rose, Michael D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1997]
Series:Advances in primatology (Plenum Press)
Subjects:
Fossil hominids.
Human evolution.
Paleontology > Miocene.
Homme fossile.
Homme > Evolution.
Paléontologie > Miocène.
Hominidés fossiles.
Homme > Évolution.
Miocène.
Miozän.
Hominidae.
Phylogenie.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Miocene Geologic Epoch.
Paleontology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Function and Phylogeny in Miocene Hominoids / Carol V. Ward, David R. Begun and Michael D. Rose
  • 2. Research on Miocene Hominoids and Hominid Origins: The Last Three Decades / David Pilbeam
  • 3. Interrelationships between Functional Morphology and Paleoenvironments in Miocene Hominoids / Peter Andrews, David R. Begun and Myriam Zylstra
  • 4. The Early Evolution of the Hominoid Face / Todd C. Rae
  • 5. Functional and Phylogenetic Features of the Forelimb in Miocene Hominoids / Michael D. Rose
  • 6. Functional Anatomy and Phyletic Implications of the Hominoid Trunk and Hindlimb / Carol V. Ward
  • 7. Dental Evidence for Diet in Some Miocene Catarrhines with Comments on the Effects of Phylogeny on the Interpretation of Adaptation / Richard F. Kay and Peter S. Ungar
  • 8. Miocene Hominoid Mandibles: Functional and Phylogenetic Perspectives / Barbara Brown
  • 9. Paleobiological and Phylogenetic Significance of Life History in Miocene Hominoids / Jay Kelley
  • 10. Proconsul: Function and Phylogeny / Alan Walker
  • 11. Afropithecus: Function and Phylogeny / Meave Leakey and Alan Walker
  • 12. On the Relationships and Adaptations of Kenyapithecus, a Large-Bodied Hominoid from the Middle Miocene of Eastern Africa / Monte L. McCrossin and Brenda R. Benefit
  • 13. The Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Relationships of Sivapithecus Revisited / Steve Ward
  • 14. Phyletic Affinities and Functional Convergence in Dryopithecus and Other Miocene and Living Hominids / David R. Begun and Laszlo Kordos
  • 15. The Phylogenetic and Functional Implications of Ouranopithecus macedoniensis / Louis de Bonis and George Koufos
  • 16. Enigmatic Anthropoid or Misunderstood Ape? The Phylogenetic Status of Oreopithecus bambolii Reconsidered / Terry Harrison and Lorenzo Rook
  • 17. Lufengpithecus and Hominoid Phylogeny: Problems in Delineating and Evaluating Phylogenetically Relevant Characters / Jeffrey H. Schwartz
  • 18. Events in Hominoid Evolution / David R. Begun, Carol V. Ward and Michael D. Rose.