by William H. Kimbel, Yoel Rak, Donald C. Johanson
The book is the most in-depth account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary significance of the 3.6-3.0 million year old early human species Australopithecus afarensis. Knowledge of this species is pivotal to understanding early human evolution, because 1) the sample of fossil remains of A. afarensis is among the most extensive for any early human species, and the majority of remains are of taxonomically informative skulls and teeth; 2) the wealth of material makes A. afarensis an indispe
ISBN: 9780190288969
738 pages
Published: 2004-03-11
Publisher: Oxford University Press