| The Extinction of Sivapithecus: Faunal and Environmental Changes Surrounding the Disappearance of a Miocene Hominoid in the Siwaliks of Pakistan Contributor(s): Nelson, Sherry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0391042076 ISBN-13: 9780391042070 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $74.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: Sherry V. Nelson examines the adaptations and extinction of Sivapithecus, a Miocene hominoid, in the Siwaliks of Pakistan. Three different studies involving dental microwear and stable isotopic analyses are interwoven to provide reconstructions of the preferred landscape, climate, and diet of Sivapithecus as well as changes in the environment that led to its extinction. This book presents new techniques that allow for a more detailed analysis of faunal and environmental change than ever before documented for an ape clade throughout its radiation and demise. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Fossils - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 569.9 |
| LCCN: 2003051916 |
| Series: American School of Prehistoric Research Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 8.12" W x 10.28" (1.41 lbs) 138 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sherry V. Nelson examines the adaptations and extinction of Sivapithecus, a Miocene hominoid, in the Siwaliks of Pakistan. Three different studies involving dental microwear and stable isotopic analyses are interwoven to provide reconstructions of the preferred landscape, climate, and diet of Sivapithecus as well as changes in the environment that led to its extinction. This book presents new techniques that allow for a more detailed analysis of faunal and environmental change than ever before documented for an ape clade throughout its radiation and demise. |