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Paleontology and geology of Laetoli : human evolution in context / [edited by] Terry Harrison.

Contributor(s): Series: Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology seriesPublication details: New York : Springer, 2011.Description: 2 volumes : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9789048199556
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 560.45 23 H322
Contents:
1. Laetoli revisited : renewed paleontological and geological investigations at localities on the Eyasi Plateau in northern Tanzania / Terry Harrison -- 2. Paleontological localities on the Eyasi Plateau, including Laetoli / Terry Harrison and Amandus Kweka -- 3. Sedimentology, lithostratigraphy and depositional history of the Laetoli area / Peter Ditchfield and Terry Harrison -- 4. ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating of Laetoli, Tanzania / Alan L. Deino -- 5. Petrology, geochemistry and age of Satiman, Lemagurut and Oldeani : sources of the volcanic deposits of the Laetoli area / Godwin F. Mollel [and others] -- 6. Geochemistry and mineralogy of Laetoli area tuffs : Lower Laetolil through Naibadad Beds / Lindsay J. McHenry -- 7. Geochemical and mineralogic characterization of Middle Stone Age tools of Laetoli, Tanzania, and comparisons with possible source materials / Katherine A. Adelsberger [and others] -- 8. The ecology and biogeography of the Endulen-Laetoli area in northern Tanzania / Peter Andrews [and others] -- 9. Phytoliths and pollen, the microscopic plant remains in Pliocene volcanic sediments around Laetoli, Tanzania / Lloyd Rossouw and Louis Scott -- 10. Fossil woods / Marion K. Bamford -- 11. Fossil leaves, fruits and seeds / Marion K. Bamford -- 12. Serengeti micromammal communities and the paleoecology of Laetoli, Tanzania / Denné N. Reed -- 13. The taphonomy and paleoenvironmental implications of the Laetoli micromammals / Denné N. Reed and Christiane Denys -- 14. Coprolites : taphonomic and paleoecological implications / Terry Harrison -- 15. Stable isotopic analyses of Laetoli fossil herbivores / John D. Kingston -- 16. Feeding ecology and niche partitioning of the Laetoli ungulate faunas / Thomas M. Kaiser -- 17. Paleoenvironments of Laetoli, Tanzania as determined by antelope habitat preferences / Laura C. Bishop [and others] -- 18. Environmental change within the Laetoli fossiliferous sequence : vegetation catenas and bovid ecomorphology / Kris Kovarovic and Peter Andrews -- 19. Large mammal evidence for the paleoenvironment of the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds of Laetoli, Tanzania / Denise F. Su. Index.
Summary: 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 hominins from Laetoli, belonging to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus aethiopicus, and presents detailed information on the systematics and paleobiology of the diverse associated fauna. Together, these contributions provide one of the most comprehensive accounts of a fossil hominin site, and they offer important new insights into the early stages of human evolution and its context.
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v1: Geology, geochronology, paleoecology, and paleoenvironment.

1. Laetoli revisited : renewed paleontological and geological investigations at localities on the Eyasi Plateau in northern Tanzania / Terry Harrison --
2. Paleontological localities on the Eyasi Plateau, including Laetoli / Terry Harrison and Amandus Kweka --
3. Sedimentology, lithostratigraphy and depositional history of the Laetoli area / Peter Ditchfield and Terry Harrison --
4. ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating of Laetoli, Tanzania / Alan L. Deino --
5. Petrology, geochemistry and age of Satiman, Lemagurut and Oldeani : sources of the volcanic deposits of the Laetoli area / Godwin F. Mollel [and others] --
6. Geochemistry and mineralogy of Laetoli area tuffs : Lower Laetolil through Naibadad Beds / Lindsay J. McHenry --
7. Geochemical and mineralogic characterization of Middle Stone Age tools of Laetoli, Tanzania, and comparisons with possible source materials / Katherine A. Adelsberger [and others] --
8. The ecology and biogeography of the Endulen-Laetoli area in northern Tanzania / Peter Andrews [and others] --
9. Phytoliths and pollen, the microscopic plant remains in Pliocene volcanic sediments around Laetoli, Tanzania / Lloyd Rossouw and Louis Scott --
10. Fossil woods / Marion K. Bamford --
11. Fossil leaves, fruits and seeds / Marion K. Bamford --
12. Serengeti micromammal communities and the paleoecology of Laetoli, Tanzania / Denné N. Reed --
13. The taphonomy and paleoenvironmental implications of the Laetoli micromammals / Denné N. Reed and Christiane Denys --
14. Coprolites : taphonomic and paleoecological implications / Terry Harrison --
15. Stable isotopic analyses of Laetoli fossil herbivores / John D. Kingston --
16. Feeding ecology and niche partitioning of the Laetoli ungulate faunas / Thomas M. Kaiser --
17. Paleoenvironments of Laetoli, Tanzania as determined by antelope habitat preferences / Laura C. Bishop [and others] --
18. Environmental change within the Laetoli fossiliferous sequence : vegetation catenas and bovid ecomorphology / Kris Kovarovic and Peter Andrews --
19. Large mammal evidence for the paleoenvironment of the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds of Laetoli, Tanzania / Denise F. Su.
Index.

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 hominins from Laetoli, belonging to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus aethiopicus, and presents detailed information on the systematics and paleobiology of the diverse associated fauna. Together, these contributions provide one of the most comprehensive accounts of a fossil hominin site, and they offer important new insights into the early stages of human evolution and its context.

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