W. Henry Gilbert
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520251205
- eISBN:
- 9780520933774
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520251205.003.0001
- Subject:
- Biology, Evolutionary Biology / Genetics
This book describes the importance of the Dakanihylo (Daka) Member of the Bouri Formation in the Afir Rift to African Pleistocene studies. The Daka Member has preserved a very rich array of fossil ...
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This book describes the importance of the Dakanihylo (Daka) Member of the Bouri Formation in the Afir Rift to African Pleistocene studies. The Daka Member has preserved a very rich array of fossil mammals (750 collected specimens), including several Homo erectus specimens. The richness, stratigraphic integrity, and temporal placement of Ethiopia's Daka Member make it key to exploring the development of the Afar Rift, African Pleistocene fauna, and our own evolution. The book presents detailed descriptions and interpretations of the hominids and the non-hominid fauna collected in the Daka Member, provides background information on stratigraphy and methodology necessary to understand these interpretations, and summarizes the overall importance of this material in the context of African Pleistocene paleontology.Less
This book describes the importance of the Dakanihylo (Daka) Member of the Bouri Formation in the Afir Rift to African Pleistocene studies. The Daka Member has preserved a very rich array of fossil mammals (750 collected specimens), including several Homo erectus specimens. The richness, stratigraphic integrity, and temporal placement of Ethiopia's Daka Member make it key to exploring the development of the Afar Rift, African Pleistocene fauna, and our own evolution. The book presents detailed descriptions and interpretations of the hominids and the non-hominid fauna collected in the Daka Member, provides background information on stratigraphy and methodology necessary to understand these interpretations, and summarizes the overall importance of this material in the context of African Pleistocene paleontology.
W. Henry Gilbert (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520251205
- eISBN:
- 9780520933774
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520251205.001.0001
- Subject:
- Biology, Evolutionary Biology / Genetics
This book, the first in a series devoted to the paleoanthropological resources of the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia, studies Homo erectus, a close relative of Homo sapiens. It provides detailed ...
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This book, the first in a series devoted to the paleoanthropological resources of the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia, studies Homo erectus, a close relative of Homo sapiens. It provides detailed descriptions, photographs, and analysis of the fossil vertebrates—from elephants and hyenas to humans—from the Daka Member of the Bouri Formation of the Afar, a place renowned for an abundant and lengthy record of human ancestors. These fossils contribute to our understanding of human evolution, and the associated fauna provide new information about the distribution and variability of Pleistocene mammals in eastern Africa. The contributors are all active researchers who worked on the paleontology and geology of these deposits. Here they have combined their disparate efforts into a single volume, making the original research results accessible to both the specialist and the general reader. The volume synthesizes environmental backdrop and anatomical detail to open an unparalleled window on the African Pleistocene and its inhabitants.Less
This book, the first in a series devoted to the paleoanthropological resources of the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia, studies Homo erectus, a close relative of Homo sapiens. It provides detailed descriptions, photographs, and analysis of the fossil vertebrates—from elephants and hyenas to humans—from the Daka Member of the Bouri Formation of the Afar, a place renowned for an abundant and lengthy record of human ancestors. These fossils contribute to our understanding of human evolution, and the associated fauna provide new information about the distribution and variability of Pleistocene mammals in eastern Africa. The contributors are all active researchers who worked on the paleontology and geology of these deposits. Here they have combined their disparate efforts into a single volume, making the original research results accessible to both the specialist and the general reader. The volume synthesizes environmental backdrop and anatomical detail to open an unparalleled window on the African Pleistocene and its inhabitants.
