Bibliograph

Olduvai Gorge, edited by L.S.B. Leakey ; by P.V. Tobias with a foreword by Sir W.E. Le Gros Clark, Volume 2

Type

Label

Olduvai Gorge, edited by L.S.B. Leakey ; by P.V. Tobias with a foreword by Sir W.E. Le Gros Clark, Volume 2

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Olduvai Gorge

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1030102561

Responsibility statement

edited by L.S.B. Leakey ; by P.V. Tobias with a foreword by Sir W.E. Le Gros Clark

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

On 15 August 1959 Dr L. S. B. Leakey announced the discovery, in the lowest level of Olduvai Gorge, of a new and beautifully preserved fossil cranium of a hominid, which he tentatively named Zinjanthropus boisei. For this second volume, Professor Tobias has undertaken a definitive analysis of the cranium. This is a most comprehensive study to be made on a hominid skull belonging to the early and mid-Pleistocene group of australopithecines. The fossilised skull provides a wealth of information on taxonomic status, way of life and age at death. To evaluate Zinjanthropus fully, the author has reviewed in detail the cranial and dental anatomy of all australopithecines from Tanzania and South Africa and has placed on record much valuable information about the group as a whole.--, Provided by publisher

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