The Skull of Australopithecus Afarensis

by Donald C. Johanson and William H. Kimbel

The book is the most in-depth account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary significance of the 3.6-3.0 million year old early human species Australopithecus afarensis. Knowledge of this species is pivotal to understanding early human evolution, because 1) the sample of fossil remains of A. afarensis is among the most extensive for any early human species, and the majority of remains are of taxonomically inormative skulls and teeth; 2) the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195157060
• ISBN13: 9780195157062
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 11.4"