Primate Evolution And Human Origins Paperback

John Fleagle

Primate Evolution and Human Origins compiles, for the first time, the major ideas and publications that have shaped our current view of the evolutionary biology of the primates and the origin of the human line. Designed for freshmen-to-graduate students in anthropology, paleontology, and biology, the book is a unique collection of classic papers, culled from the past 20 years of research. It is also an important reference for academicians and researchers, as it covers the entire scope of primate and human evolution (with an emphasis on the fossil record). A comprehensive bibliography cites over 2000 significant articles not found in the main text.

9780202011752

English

Taylor And Francis Inc.

31-12-1987

411

Russell L. Ciochon

-How can one not like a volume that contains many of the most important papers published in primate and human evolutionary studies over the past 20 years? Ciochon and Fleagle have provided a valuable service by assembling 44 such papers into seven major categories, with a bibliography that alone is probably worth the price of the book... Ciochon and Fleagle's volume nicely encapsulates many of the significant advances in the field of primate evolution over the past two decades. It is indeed exciting to ponder the developments that the next 20 years will bring.- --Brian T. Shea, American Anthropologist -[T]he primate sections that are of greatest value and although the book is designed for students, I would recommend it also to colleagues who wish to have readily available data and references on fossil primate research.- --R. J. Clarke, The Quarterly Review of Biology -The papers which are presented... are grouped under seven headings: Primate Origins; Evolution of Prosimians; Anthropoid Origins and New World Monkeys; The Evolution of Old World Monkeys and Apes; Ramapithecus and Human Origins; Early Hominids; and Diverse Approaches in Human Evolution. Within each group the papers are arranged more or less chronologically -to show how the debates and opinions on primate evolution have evolved.-- -- K. L., Science