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Book SynopsisOffers descriptions, photographs, and an analysis of the fossil vertebrates - from elephants and hyenas to humans - from the Daka Member of the Bouri Formation of the Afar, a place renowned for an abundant and lengthy record of human ancestors.
Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Geology and Geochronology Chapter 3. Bovidae Chapter 4. Carnivora Chapter 5. Cercopithecidae Chapter 6. Equidae Chapter 7. Giraffidae Chapter 8. Hippopotamidae Chapter 9. Elephantidae Chapter 10. Rhinocerotidae Chapter 11. Suidae Chapter 12. Rare Taxa Chapter 13. Homo erectus Cranial Anatomy Chapter 14. Tomographic Analysis of the Daka Calvaria Chapter 15. Hominid Systematics Chapter 16. Daka Member Hominid Postcranial Remains Chapter 17. Ecological and Biogeographic Context of the Daka Member Chapter 18. Conclusions: Evolutionary Insights from the Daka Member Bibliography