
Human Evolution
An Illustrated Guide
Cambridge University Press
Published on 29. September 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
50 pages
978-0-521-38824-5 (ISBN)
Description
In nontechnical language, Human Evolution traces the development of our ancestors through time from the primate Aegyptotithecus, which lived thirty million years ago, to the emergence of modern humans. The text contains extensive descriptions based on fossil evidence of various ancestral groups, where and when they lived, their adaptations to their environment, differences between groups, and how groups were related. Each description is brought to life with a painting by Maurice Wilson reconstructed from the fossil evidence of not only the group concerned but also of the plants and other animals alive at that time.
Reviews / Votes
'Magnificently illustrated with paintings by wildlife artist Maurice Wilson ... Descriptions are based on fossil evidence of human ancestral groups, when and where they lived, their adaptations to the environment, and how the groups interacted.' Science NewsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 279 mm
Weight
223 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-38824-5 (9780521388245)
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