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

By Terry Harrison

Book Overview

1 Laetoli revisited: Renewed paleontological and geological investigations at localities on the Eyasi Plateau in northern Tanzania. Terry Harrison 2 Paleontological localities on the Eyasi Plateau, including Laetoli Terry Harrison and Amandus Kweka 3 Sedimentology, lithostratigraphy and depositional history of the Laetoli area Peter Ditchfield and Terry Harrison 4 40Ar/39Ar dating of Laetoli, Tanzania Alan L. Deino 5 Petrology, geochemistry and age of Satiman, Lemagurut and Oldeani: sources of the volcanic deposits of the Laetoli area Godwin. F. Mollel, Carl C. Swisher III, Mark. D. Feigenson and Michael. J. Carr 6 Geochemistry and mineralogy of Laetoli area tuffs: Lower Laetolil through Naibadad Beds Lindsay J. McHenry 7 Geochemical and mineralogic characterization of Middle Stone Age tools of Laetoli, Tanzania, and comparisons with possible source materials Katherine A. Adelsberger, Karl R. Wirth, Audax Z.P. Mabulla and Daniel C. Bowman 8 The ecology and biogeography of the Endulen-Laetoli area in northern Tanzania Peter Andrews, Marion Bamford, Efrem-Fred Njau and Godson Leliyo 9 Phytoliths and pollen, the microscopic plant remains in Pliocene volcanic sediments around Laetoli, Tanzania Lloyd Rossouw and Louis Scott 10 Fossil woods Marion K. Bamford 11 Fossil leaves, fruits and seeds Marion K. Bamford 12 Serengeti micromammal communities and the paleoecology of Laetoli, Tanzania Denn? N. Reed 13 The taphonomy and paleoenvironmental implications of the Laetoli micromammals Denn? N. Reed and Christiane Denys 14 Coprolites: Taphonomic and paleoecological implications Terry Harrison 15 Stable isotopic analyses of Laetoli fossil herbivores John D. Kingston 16 Feeding ecology and niche partitioning of the Laetoli ungulate faunas Thomas M. Kaiser 17 Paleoenvironments of Laetoli, Tanzania as determined by antelope habitat preferences Laura C. Bishop, Thomas. W. Plummer, Fritz Hertel and Kris Kovarovic 18 Environmental change within the Laetoli fossiliferous sequence: vegetation catenas and bovid ecomorphology Kris Kovarovic and Peter Andrews 19 Large mammal evidence for the paleoenvironment of the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds of Laetoli, Tanzania Denise F. Su

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400735073
• ISBN13: 9789400735071
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 11.0"