Primate Evolution

by Glenn C. Conroy

Overview

An introduction to the study of palaeontology, covering theories of evolutionary change, dating of fossils and the phylogeny and classification of the primates of the epoch. The chapters are sequentially arranged to allow students to build up a picture of the paleo-climatic changes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393956498
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	05/17/1990
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	508
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Glenn C. Conroy (Ph.D. Yale University) has served as Course Master of Human Anatomy and Development in the Medical School at Washington University, where he is professor of anatomy and anthropology. His research analyzes paleontological evidence for primate evolution, particularly over the past 15 million years of Earth history. Of particular interest is the time period between 15-5 mya, the temporal framework within which humans and African apes diverged. His research team in Namibia has discovered the first Miocene hominoid ever found in sub-equatorial Africa and has also collected one of the most extensive middle Miocene faunas from Africa. He is author of Primate Evolution (1990) as well as numerous research articles.