| Hominin Environments in the East African Pliocene: An Assessment of the Faunal Evidence 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Bobe, René (Editor), Alemseged, Zeresenay (Editor), Behrensmeyer, Anna K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402030975 ISBN-13: 9781402030970 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: This volume brings together faunal analysts working at many sites spanning the East African Pliocene. Although most chapters focus on the vertebrate fauna of particular localities, authors take a broad approach that seeks to compare paleoenvironmental and paleoecological patterns across localities and among various taxonomic groups. This volume aims to synthesize large amounts of faunal data, and to present the evolution of East African vertebrates in the context of environmental and climatic changes during the Pliocene. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Fossils - Science | Paleontology - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Dewey: 569.909 |
| Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.3" W x 11.1" (2.70 lbs) 355 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume presents the work of researchers at many sites spanning the East African Pliocene. The authors take a broad approach that seeks to compare paleoenvironmental and paleoecological patterns across localities and among various taxonomic groups. This volume aims to synthesize large amounts of faunal data, and to present the evolution of East African vertebrates in the context of environmental and climatic changes during the Pliocene. |