The First Humans: Origin and Early Evolution of the Genus HomoFrederick E. Grine, John G Fleagle, Richard E. Leakey Springer Science & Business Media, 24 мая 2009 г. - Всего страниц: 220 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 skeleton. When did the human postcranial “Bauplan” evolve, and for what reasons? What behaviors (and what behavioral limitations) can be inferred from the postcranial bones that have been attributed to Homo habilis and Homo erectus? Still other issues relate to growth, development and life history strategies, and the biological and archeological evidence for diet and behavior in early Homo. It is often argued that dietary change played an important role in the origin and early evolution of our genus, with stone tools opening up scavenging and hunting opportunities that would have added meat protein to the diet of Homo. Still other issues relate to the environmental and climatic context in which this genus evolved. |
Содержание
Grine_Ch02pdf | 7 |
Grine_Ch03pdf | 16 |
Grine_Ch04pdf | 29 |
Grine_Ch05pdf | 38 |
Grine_Ch06pdf | 49 |
Grine_Ch07pdf | 63 |
Grine_Ch08pdf | 76 |
Grine_Ch09pdf | 93 |
Grine_Ch12pdf | 135 |
Grine_Ch13pdf | 148 |
Grine_Ch14pdf | 159 |
Grine_Ch15pdf | 172 |
Grine_Ch16pdf | 185 |
Grine_Ch17pdf | 195 |
209 | |
215 | |
Другие издания - Просмотреть все
The First Humans: Origin and Early Evolution of the Genus Homo Frederick E. Grine,John G Fleagle,Richard E. Leakey Недоступно для просмотра - 2009 |
Часто встречающиеся слова и выражения
adaptations American Journal analysis Anthropology appearance associated attributed Australopithecus Basin body bones bovids Cambridge climate compared complex dental diet Dmanisi earliest early hominins early Homo East African environments estimates et al Ethiopia evidence Formation fossil function genus Homo Grine groups growth habitats hominin Homo erectus Homo habilis Human Evolution hunting increased indicate individuals Journal of Human Journal of Physical Kenya KNM-ER Koobi Lake Late later Leakey length lower Makapansgat mammals Member modern humans molars morphology Nariokotome Nature Oldowan Olduvai Olduvai Gorge Origin pattern period Physical Anthropology Pleistocene Plio-Pleistocene Pliocene present primates proportions range recent record relationship relative remains represent rudolfensis running sample Science Smith South Africa species specimens Sterkfontein stone tools suggest Swartkrans Table taxa teeth tion Tobias tooth Turkana Ungar University Press upper variability variation Walker Wood