Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context : Volume 1: Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Harrison, Terry. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.