Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna

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This second volume describes newly discovered fossil hominins from Laetoli, belonging to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus aethiopicus, and presents detailed information on the systematics and paleobiology of the diverse associated fauna.

Together with Volume 1, these contributions provide one of the most comprehensive accounts of a fossil hominin site, and they offer important new insights into the early stages of human evolution and its context.

Contents

Introduction

2 Rodents
3 The lower third premolar of Serengetilagus praecapensis (Mammalia: Lagomorpha: Leporidae) from Laetoli, Tanzania
4 Macroscelidea
5 Galagidae (Lorisoidea, Primates)
6 Cercopithecids (Cercopithecidae, Primates)
7 Hominins from the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds, Laetoli
8 Carnivora
9 Proboscidea
10 Orycteropodidae
11 Rhinoceroses
12 Equidae
13 Suidae
14 Giraffidae
15 Bovidae
16 Amphibia and Squamata
17 Tortoises (Chelonii, Testudinidae)
18 Aves
19 Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera)
20 Lepidoptera, Insecta
21 Trace fossils interpreted in relation to the extant termite fauna at Laetoli, Tanzania
22 Gastropoda

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