04243nam 2200769 450 991080787290332120230617021854.00-19-028896-50-19-756197-71-280-50261-40-19-530353-90-19-803569-11-4337-0114-6(CKB)1000000000029122(EBL)279847(OCoLC)171560455(SSID)ssj0000246639(PQKBManifestationID)11216052(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246639(PQKBWorkID)10189641(PQKB)11446153(MiAaPQ)EBC279847(MiAaPQ)EBC4703024(StDuBDS)EDZ0002341413(Au-PeEL)EBL4703024(CaPaEBR)ebr11273771(OCoLC)59006983(MiAaPQ)EBC5797708(EXLCZ)99100000000002912220161012h20042004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe skull of Australopithecus afarensis /William H. Kimbel, Yoel Rak, Donald C. Johnson ; with a contribution on the brain endocast by Ralph L. Holloway and Michael S. YuanOxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,2004.©20041 online resource (273 p.)Human Evolution SeriesPreviously issued in print: 2004.0-19-515706-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 1 Background; 2 Recovery and Reconstruction of A.L. 444-2; Recovery; Stratigraphic Provenance and Geological Age; Taphonomic Aspects and Reconstruction of the Skull; Ontogenetic Age and Sex of A.L. 444-2; 3 A.L. 444-2: The Skull as a Whole; The Cranium with the Occluded Mandible; The Cranium: Lateral and Median Views; The Cranium: Vertical View; The Cranium: Frontal View; The Cranium: Occipital View; The Cranium: Basal View; "Composite Reconstruction" of 1984/1988 in Light of A.L. 444-2; Pattern of Cranial Cresting; Pattern of the Venous Sinuses4 Endocranial Morphology of A.L. 444-2Distortion of the Endocast; Assessment of Endocranial Volume; Morphological Description; Discussion; 5 Elements of the Disarticulated Skull; The Frontal Bone; The Parietal Bones; The Temporal Bones; The Occipital Bone; The Maxilla and the Palatine Bone; The Nasal Bones; The Zygomatic Bone; The Mandible; Dentition; 6 Implications of A.L. 444-2 for the Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Status; Morphology of the A.L. 444-2 Skull: Summary of the Major Features; Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Status; Phylogenetic Position; Australopithecus afarensis in Human EvolutionNotesReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; ZThis is an 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 indispensable point of reference for the interpretation of other fossil discoveries; 3) the species occupies a time period that is the focus of current research to determine when, where, and why the human lineage first diversified into separate contemporaneous lines of descent.Human evolution series.Australopithecus afarensis.lemacSkullCraniologyAustralopithecus afarensis.,lemacSkull.Craniology.599.9/48Kimbel William H.1687036Rak YoelJohanson Donald C.Holloway Ralph L.Yuan Michael S.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807872903321The skull of Australopithecus afarensis4060212UNINA