Neogene Paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania -

Neogene Paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania

A Window into the Evolutionary History of East Africa

Terry Harrison (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
418 Seiten
1997
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-45471-4 (ISBN)
213,99 inkl. MwSt
Contributions to this volume detail paleontologic research in Manonga Valley, and shed important light on the evolutionary development of eastern Africa. Chapters provide novel insights into the taxonomy, paleobiology, ecology, and zoogeographic relationships of African faunas, as well as lay the foundation for future geological, paleontological, and paleoecological studies in this important area. The book concludes with a discussion of the importance of investigations on broader geographical sites, including the Manonga Valley, for human evolution research. The text is supported by 143 illustrations.

1 • Introduction: Paleontological and Geological Research in the Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 2 • Detailed Stratigraphy of the Neogene Sediments at Tinde and Other Localities in the Central Manonga Basin.- 3 • Mineralogy of the Wembere-Manonga Formation, Manonga Valley, Tanzania, and the Possible Provenance of the Sediments.- 4 • Paleoecology and Taphonomy of Fossil Localities in the Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 5 • Fossil Ruminants (Mammalia) from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 6 • The Anatomy, Paleobiology, and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Hippopotamidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 7 • Fossil Suids from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 8 • Later Neogene Hipparions from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 9 • Fossil Proboscidea from the Wembere-Manonga Formation, Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 10 • Systematics, Paleobiogeography, and Paleoenvironmental Significance of Rodents from the Ibole Member, Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 11 • Fossil Fish from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania: Description, Paleoecology, and Biogeographic Relationships.- 12 • Late Cenozoic Freshwater Mollusks of the Wembere-Manonga Formation, Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 13 • Paleontology and Biochronology of Fossil Localities in the Manonga Valley, Tanzania.- 14 • Hominid Origins: A View from the Manonga Valley.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.5.1997
Reihe/Serie Topics in Geobiology ; 14
Zusatzinfo XIX, 418 p.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Evolution
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Mineralogie / Paläontologie
ISBN-10 0-306-45471-8 / 0306454718
ISBN-13 978-0-306-45471-4 / 9780306454714
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