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Craniodental morphology of early hominids (genera australopithecus, paranthropus, orrorin) and overview

Jeffrey H. Schwartz, Ian Tattersall

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Preface. PART 1: INTRODUCTION. Descriptive Protocol. Descriptive Format. Anatomical Terminology Figures. Abbreviations. Maps. Layout of Entries. PART 2: SITE ENTRIES. Allia Bay. Belohdelie. Chesowanja. Drimolen. Fejej. Hadar. Kanapoi. Koobi Fora (East Turkana, East Rudolf). Kromdraai. Laetoli (Laetolil, Garusi). Lothagam. Lukeino. Maka. Makapansgat. Malema. Olduvai Gorge. Omo Valley, Lower (Shungura, Usno). Peninj (Lake Natron). Sterkfontein. Swartkrans. Tabarin (Tugen Hills). Taung (Taungs). Turkana, West (Lomekwi, Lokalalei, Nachukui). PART 3: HOMINID CRANIODENTAL MORPHOLOGIES: AN OVERVIEW. Introduction. Systematic Approach to the Hominid Fossil Record. The Family Hominidae and the Earliest Operational Problems in the Alpha Taxonomy of the Hominids. The Australopiths Southern Africa. Eastern Africa: The Robusts. Other Australopiths. Australopithecus Anamensis. Australopithecus Afarensis. Homo. The Ubiquitous Homo Erectus: Species or Grab-Bag? Homo Erectus and Its Putative Relatives in Java. Putative Homo Erectus in China. Putative Homo Erectus from Africa. Putative Homo Erectus from Europe. Middle and Late Pleistocene Hominids of Europe. Early Middle Pleistocene Homo Heidelbergensis and Its Putative Relatives. The Neanderthals and Related Forms. Homo and Archaic Homo Sapiens. Homo and Suggested Close Relatives. Other Members of the Archaic Homo Sapiens Group from the Levant and Africa. Coda. Appendix.

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Preface. PART 1: INTRODUCTION. Descriptive Protocol. Descriptive Format. Anatomical Terminology Figures. Abbreviations. Maps. Layout of Entries. PART 2: SITE ENTRIES. Allia Bay. Belohdelie. Chesowanja. Drimolen. Fejej. Hadar. Kanapoi. Koobi Fora (East Turkana, East Rudolf). Kromdraai. Laetoli (Laetolil, Garusi). Lothagam. Lukeino. Maka. Makapansgat. Malema. Olduvai Gorge. Omo Valley, Lower (Shungura, Usno). Peninj (Lake Natron). Sterkfontein. Swartkrans. Tabarin (Tugen Hills). Taung (Taungs). Turkana, West (Lomekwi, Lokalalei, Nachukui). PART 3: HOMINID CRANIODENTAL MORPHOLOGIES: AN OVERVIEW. Introduction. Systematic Approach to the Hominid Fossil Record. The Family Hominidae and the Earliest Operational Problems in the Alpha Taxonomy of the Hominids. The Australopiths Southern Africa. Eastern Africa: The Robusts. Other Australopiths. Australopithecus Anamensis. Australopithecus Afarensis. Homo. The Ubiquitous Homo Erectus: Species or Grab-Bag? Homo Erectus and Its Putative Relatives in Java. Putative Homo Erectus in China. Putative Homo Erectus from Africa. Putative Homo Erectus from Europe. Middle and Late Pleistocene Hominids of Europe. Early Middle Pleistocene Homo Heidelbergensis and Its Putative Relatives. The Neanderthals and Related Forms. Homo and Archaic Homo Sapiens. Homo and Suggested Close Relatives. Other Members of the Archaic Homo Sapiens Group from the Levant and Africa. Coda. Appendix.

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Preface. PART 1: INTRODUCTION. Descriptive Protocol. Descriptive Format. Anatomical Terminology Figures. Abbreviations. Maps. Layout of Entries. PART 2: SITE ENTRIES. Allia Bay. Belohdelie. Chesowanja. Drimolen. Fejej. Hadar. Kanapoi. Koobi Fora (East Turkana, East Rudolf). Kromdraai. Laetoli (Laetolil, Garusi). Lothagam. Lukeino. Maka. Makapansgat. Malema. Olduvai Gorge. Omo Valley, Lower (Shungura, Usno). Peninj (Lake Natron). Sterkfontein. Swartkrans. Tabarin (Tugen Hills). Taung (Taungs). Turkana, West (Lomekwi, Lokalalei, Nachukui). PART 3: HOMINID CRANIODENTAL MORPHOLOGIES: AN OVERVIEW. Introduction. Systematic Approach to the Hominid Fossil Record. The Family Hominidae and the Earliest Operational Problems in the Alpha Taxonomy of the Hominids. The Australopiths Southern Africa. Eastern Africa: The Robusts. Other Australopiths. Australopithecus Anamensis. Australopithecus Afarensis. Homo. The Ubiquitous Homo Erectus: Species or Grab-Bag? Homo Erectus and Its Putative Relatives in Java. Putative Homo Erectus in China. Putative Homo Erectus from Africa. Putative Homo Erectus from Europe. Middle and Late Pleistocene Hominids of Europe. Early Middle Pleistocene Homo Heidelbergensis and Its Putative Relatives. The Neanderthals and Related Forms. Homo and Archaic Homo Sapiens. Homo and Suggested Close Relatives. Other Members of the Archaic Homo Sapiens Group from the Levant and Africa. Coda. Appendix.

Key concepts: Homo erectus, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens, Hominidae, Early Pleistocene, Pleistocene, Geography, Taxonomy (biology)

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