Koobi Fora Research Project: Volume 3
The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments
Published on 4. July 1991
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-19-857399-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the second volume on the fossil ungulates of the Pliocene and Pleistocene sediments associated with the hominids of the Koobi Fora region of northern Kenya. It describes the fossil hippopotamuses, camels, giraffes, and antelopes that have been recovered from the Koobi Fora Formation. An introductory chapter summarizes recent geological investigations of the region with particular reference to the stratigraphy and palaeogeography. The final chapter evaluates
the changing palaeoenvironmental conditions, drawing upon all currently available geological and fossil evidence. A series of reference tables provides detailed measurements and stratigraphic provenance of the described fossils.
the changing palaeoenvironmental conditions, drawing upon all currently available geological and fossil evidence. A series of reference tables provides detailed measurements and stratigraphic provenance of the described fossils.
Reviews / Votes
'this is a worthy contribution to an exciting fossil locality, necessary reading for research workers and students alike who are concerned with the African Plio-Pleistocene ... the series as a whole is set to become one of the definitive source books for this period and well worth the expense'Peter Andrews, Geological Magazine, Volume 129, Part 5, 1992 'It is an example of that most useful and long-lasting of palaeontological publications - an illustrated documentation of an extinct fauna pivotal in understanding the evolution of the Recent fauna.'
A.W. Gentry, Natural History Museum, Journal of Biogeography, 19 (3) (1992)
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous halftones, line drawings, and tables
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1266 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-857399-9 (9780198573999)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Content
List of illustrations; List of tables; F.H. Brown & C.S. Feibel: Stratigraphy, depositional environments, and palaeogeography of the Koobi Fora Formation; J.M. Harris: Family Hippopotamidae; J.M. Harris: Family Camelidae; J.M. Harris: Family Giraffidae; J.M. Harris: Family Bovidae; C.S. Feibel, J.M. Harris, & F.H. Brown: Palaeoenvironmental context for the late Neogene of the Turkana Basin.