The First Humans. Origin and Early Evolution of the Genus Homo.
. Ed(S): Grine, Frederick E.; Fleagle, John G.; Leakey, Richard E.
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Paperback. This volume addresses the origin of the human genus Homo, a major transition in human evolution and associated with major changes in brain size, locomotion, and culture, but one with many unanswered questions. Editor(s): Grine, Frederick E.; Fleagle, John G.; Leakey, Richard E. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 532.
There are some issues in human paleontology that seem to be timeless. Most deal with the origin and early evolution of our own genus – something about which we should care. Some of these issues pertain to taxonomy and systematics. How many species of Homo were there in the Pliocene and Pleistocene? How do we identify the earliest members the genus Homo? If there is more than one Plio-Pleistocene species, how do they relate to one another, and where and when did they evolve? Other issues relate to questions about body size, proportions and the functional adaptations of the locomotor ... Read more
There are some issues in human paleontology that seem to be timeless. Most deal with the origin and early evolution of our own genus – something about which we should care. Some of these issues pertain to taxonomy and systematics. How many species of Homo were there in the Pliocene and Pleistocene? How do we identify the earliest members the genus Homo? If there is more than one Plio-Pleistocene species, how do they relate to one another, and where and when did they evolve? Other issues relate to questions about body size, proportions and the functional adaptations of the locomotor ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048182336
SKU
V9789048182336
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About . Ed(S): Grine, Frederick E.; Fleagle, John G.; Leakey, Richard E.
Frederick E. Grine Fred Grine is Professor of Anthropology and of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University. He has published over 100 articles in scientific journals dealing with the subject of human evolution, and his work on the Late Pleistocene human fossil from Hofmeyr, South Africa, was named by Time Magazine as one of the top ten science stories ... Read more
Reviews for The First Humans. Origin and Early Evolution of the Genus Homo.
From the reviews: "This volume provides an up-to-date, concise synthesis of what is known about early Homo and highlights what still remains to be done.” Journal of Human Evolution, 2009