Paleontology and geology of Laetoli : human evolution in context. Geology, geochronology, paleoecology and paleoenvironment / Volume 1

Paleontology Laetoli Site (Tanzania) Geology Science sähkökirjat
Springer
2011
EISBN 9789048199563
This volume 1 and its companion volume 2 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable trails of its footprints. The first volume provides new evidence on the geology, geochronology, ecology, ecomorphology and taphonomy of the site. The second volume describes newly discovered fossil ho.
