| Description |
158 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The prehistoric earth |
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Prehistoric earth.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-151) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Foundations of human evolution -- History of evolutionary thought -- Mechanisms of evolution -- Primates -- Origin and classification of the primates -- Primate biology and behavior -- Evolution of the hominins -- Ape-hominin transition -- Earliest human ancestors -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Geologic time scale -- Appendix II: Anatomical directions -- Glossary -- Chapter bibliography -- Further reading -- Index -- About the author. |
| Summary |
Explores prehistoric life during the Pliocene geologic epoch, during which time the primates divided into groups of monkeys and apes, which lead to the hominins, ancestors of humans. |
| Subject |
Primates, Fossil.
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Hominids -- Evolution.
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Human evolution.
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Paleontology -- Pliocene.
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| ISBN |
9780816059652 hardcover |
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0816059659 hardcover |
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