tailieunhanh - .Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context.Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology SeriesEdited by Eric DelsonVertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA delson@amnh.orgEric J. Sar

Laetoli in northern Tanzania is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa. It is renowned for the recovery of early hominin fossils belonging to A. afarensis and for the discovery of remarkably well-preserved trails of footprints of hominins. Given the significance of Laetoli for understanding and interpreting the evolutionary history of early hominins the author initiated long-term geological and paleontological investigations at Laetoli and at other fossil localities on the Eyasi Plateau. The overall objectives of the project were to recover additional fossil hominin specimens and to obtain more detailed contextual information on the paleontology, geology, dating, and paleoecology | VERTEBRATE PALEOBIOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY SERIES Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli Human Evo ution in Context Volume 2 Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna Terry Harrison Editor Springer Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli Human Evolution in Context Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology Series Edited by Eric Delson Vertebrate Paleontology American Museum of Natural History New York NY 10024 USA delson@ Eric J. Sargis Anthropology Yale University New Haven CT 06520 USA Focal topics for volumes in the series will include systematic paleontology of all vertebrates from agnathans to humans phylogeny reconstruction functional morphology Paleolithic archaeology taphonomy geochronology historical biogeography and biostratigraphy. Other fields . paleoclimatology paleoecology ancient DNA total organismal community structure may be considered if the volume theme emphasizes paleobiology or archaeology . Fields such as modeling of physical processes genetic methodology nonvertebrates or neontology are out of our scope. Volumes in the series may either be monographic treatments including unpublished but fully revised dissertations or edited collections especially those focusing on problem-oriented issues with multidisciplinary coverage where possible. Editorial Advisory Board Nicholas Conard University of Tubingen John G. Fleagle Stony Brook University Jean-Jacques Hublin Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Ross . MacPhee American Museum of Natural History Peter Makovicky The Field Museum Sally McBrearty University of Connecticut Jin Meng American Museum of Natural History Tom Plummer Queens College CUNY Mary Silcox University of Toronto . For other titles published in this series go to series .