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Author:   Terry Harrison
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2011 ed.
Volume:   0
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.385kg
ISBN:  

9789048199556

ISBN 10:   9048199557
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   21 January 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Laetoli revisited: Renewed paleontological and geological investigations at localities on the Eyasi Plateau in northern Tanzania.- 2 Paleontological localities on the Eyasi Plateau, including Laetoli.- 3 Sedimentology, lithostratigraphy and depositional history of the Laetoli area.- 4 40Ar/39Ar dating of Laetoli, Tanzania.- 5 Petrology, geochemistry and age of Satiman, Lemagurut and Oldeani: sources of the volcanic deposits of the Laetoli area.- 6 Geochemistry and mineralogy of Laetoli area tuffs: Lower Laetolil through Naibadad Beds.- 7 Geochemical and mineralogic characterization of Middle Stone Age tools of Laetoli, Tanzania, and comparisons with possible source materials.- 8 The ecology and biogeography of the Endulen-Laetoli area in northern Tanzania.- 9 Phytoliths and pollen, the microscopic plant remains in Pliocene volcanic sediments around Laetoli, Tanzania.- 10 Fossil woods.- 11 Fossil leaves, fruits and seeds.- 12 Serengeti micromammal communities and the paleoecology of Laetoli, Tanzania.- 13 The taphonomy and paleoenvironmental implications of the Laetoli micromammals.- 14 Coprolites: Taphonomic and paleoecological implications.- 15 Stable isotopic analyses of Laetoli fossil herbivores.- 16 Feeding ecology and niche partitioning of the Laetoli ungulate faunas.- 17 Paleoenvironments of Laetoli, Tanzania as determined by antelope habitat preferences.- 18 Environmental change within the Laetoli fossiliferous sequence: vegetation catenas and bovid ecomorphology.- 19 Large mammal evidence for the paleoenvironment of the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds of Laetoli, Tanzania.

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From the reviews: Volume 1 begins with a review of the most recent paleontological and geological investigations in the Laetoli area, including a reassessment of the best-known fossil localities; it then sorts through the geology of the region. ! should be in any library with natural history collections. ! provide a critical resource for human evolution studies, and will appeal to geologists, paleontologists, and anthropologists alike. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic and professional audiences, all levels. (M. A. Wilson, Choice, Vol. 48 (11), July, 2011)

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