Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils: Miocene Hominoid Evolution and Adaptations

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David R. Begun, Carol V. Ward, Michael D. Rose
Springer Science & Business Media, 21 nov 2013 - 424 páginas
An insightful new work, Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils integrates two practices in paleobiology which are often separated - functional and phylogenetic analysis. The book summarizes the evidence on paleoenvironments at the most important Miocene hominoid sites and relates it to the pertinent fossil record. The contributors present the most up-to-date statements on the functional anatomy and likely behavior of the best known hominoids of this crucial period of ape and human evolution. A key feature is a comprehensive table listing 240 characteristics among 13 genera of living and extinct hominoids.
 

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Current Views
19
Interrelationships between Functional Morphology and Paleoenvironments
29
Kalodirr Kenya and Moroto Úganda
37
and Fort Ternan Kenya 38 Paşalar Turkey 40 Rudabánya
47
The Early Evolution of the Hominoid Face
59
Materials 62 Characters 63 Methods
65
Other Taxa 70 Functional Implications
71
Functional and Phylogenetic Features of the Forelimb
79
Conclusions 201 References
202
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209
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222
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229
On the Relationships and Adaptations of Kenyapithecus a LargeBodied Hominoid
241
Postcranial Morphology and Adaptations 250 Taxonomic Diversity
265
The Data Base 274 Facial and Gnathic
288
Phyletic Affinities and Functional Convergence in Dryopithecus and Other Miocene
291

Proconsul and Afropithecus
85
Phylogenetic Considerations 91 Discussion
96
Dental Evidence for Diet in Some Miocene Catarrhines with Comments on
131
Phylogenetic Background 132 Ape Dental
138
Materials and Methods 139 Results 142 Discussion
147
Functional Perspectives 154 Phylogenetic
169
Paleobiological and Phylogenetic Significance of Life History
173
What Is a Hominoid? 174 A Definition of the Hominoidea Based on Life
192
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317
Geological Setting and Dating of O macedoniensis 318 Main Characters
323
Chronology Paleoecology and Biogeography
332
Phylogenetic Relationships 336 Conclusions 354 References
358
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Results 391 Discussion 404 Evolutionary
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