Ardipithecus kadabba: Late Miocene Evidence from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia (The Middle Awash Series)

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Synopsis
The second volume in a series dedicated to fossil discoveries made in the Afar region of Ethiopia, this work contains the definitive description of the geological context and paleoenvironment of the early hominid Ardipithecus kadabba. This research by an international team describes Middle Awash late Miocene faunal assemblages recovered from sediments firmly dated to between 5.2 and 5.8 million years ago. Compared to other assemblages of similar age, the Middle Awash record is unparalleled in taxonomic diversity, composed of 2,760 specimens representing at least sixty five mammalian genera. This comprehensive evaluation of the vertebrates from the end of the Miocene in Africa provides detailed morphological and taxonomic descriptions of dozens of taxa, including species new to science. It also incorporates results from analyses of paleoenvironment, paleobiogeography, biochronology, and faunal turnover around the Pliocene-Miocene boundary, opening a new window on the evolution of mammals, African fauna, and its environments.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
664 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780520942509
Related ISBNs:
9780520254404
Publisher:
University of California Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The Regents of the University of California
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Edited by:
Giday WoldeGabriel

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