Hominin Postcranial Remains from Sterkfontein, South Africa, 1936-1995

Herausgeber: Zipfel, Bernhard; Ward, Carol V; Richmond, Brian G

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume is the first source to present an in depth analysis of postcranial fossils, allowing readers to cross compare standardized data for themselves.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 218mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1089g
• ISBN-13: 9780197507667
• ISBN-10: 0197507662
• Artikelnr.: 58454343

Autorenporträt

Bernhard Zipfel is University Curator of Fossil and Rock Collections at the Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand. Brian G. Richmond is a Senior Data Scientist for Product Intelligence at Aura Health. Richmond was Associate Professor of Anthropology, Anatomy, and Regenerative Biology at George Washington University for twelve years, and he previously held the position of Senior Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History. Carol V. Ward is Curators' Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences at the University of Missouri School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor in the University of Missouri Department of Anthropology.

Inhaltsangabe

* i. Preface Carol V. Ward, Brian G. Richmond, Bernhard Zipfel
* ii. Introductory remarks to the Workshop on Sterkfontein Postcranial
Fossils Philip V. Tobias
* Section 1: Temporal, geologic and historical context of the
Sterkfontein hominins
* 1. A summary of the history of exploration at the Sterkfontein Caves
in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site Francis Thackeray
* 2. The geological setting, cave formation, and stratigraphy of the
fossil bearing deposits at Sterkfontein Caves Dominic Stratford
* 3. A new multidisciplinary age of 2.61 - 2.07 Ma for the Sterkfontein
Member 4 australopiths Robyn Pickering, Andy I.R. Herries
* Section 2: Postcranial anatomy of the Sterkfontein hominins
* 4. The partial skeletons Carol V. Ward, Martin Haeusler, Bernhard
Zipfel
* 5. Scapula, clavicle, and proximal humerus David J. Green
* 6. Distal humerus Michael R. Lague, Colin G. Menter
* 7. Ulna and radius Michelle S. M. Drapeau, Colin G. Menter
* 8. Carpals Matthew W. Tocheri, Job Kibii
* 9. Metacarpals and manual phalanges Tracy L. Kivell, Kelly Ostrofsky,
Brian G. Richmond, Michelle Drapeau
* 10. Thoracolumbar vertebrae and ribs Carol V. Ward, Burt Rosenman,
Bruce Latimer, Shahed Nalla
* 11. Pelvis Martin Haeusler, Christopher B. Ruff
* 12. Femur Jeremy M. Desilva, Mark Grabowski
* 13. Tibia and fibula Kristian J. Carlson, Bernhard Zipfel, William
Jungers
* 14. Tarsals Tea Jashashvili, Kristian J. Carlson, Ronald J. Clarke
* 15. Metatarsals and pedal phalanges Bernhard Zipfel, Roshna
Wunderlich
* Section 3: Functional anatomy and biology
* 16. Long bone cross-sectional geometry Christopher B. Ruff, Ryan W.
Higgins, Kristian J. Carlson
* 17. Limb proportions and positional behavior: Revisiting the
theoretical and empirical underpinnings of locomotor reconstruction
in Australopithecus africanus Adam D. Gordon, David J. Green, William
L. Jungers, Brian G. Richmond
* 18. Summary and Synthesis Carol V. Ward, Bernhard Zipfel
* Section 4: Appendices
* Appendix I - Table of specimens, locus (grid and depth,
identification and date of discovery).
* Appendix II - Figure 1. Other lower limb, humeral and radial
sections; Figure 2. Other ulna sections; Table 1. Cross-sectional
properties of all sections.
* Appendix III - Fossil sample used in studies presented in Chapter 17.
* Appendix IV - Extant sample used in studies presented in Chapter 17.
* Appendix V - Measurement definitions used in studies presented in
Chapter 17.