The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution

Larry L. Mai, Marcus Young Owl, M. Patricia Kersting0521662508

Packed with 13000 descriptions of terms, specimens, sites and names, this invaluable research and study tool covers a broad range of subjects including human biology, physical anthropology, primatology, physiology, genetics, paleontology and zoology. The volume also includes over 1000 word roots, taxonomies and reference tables for extinct, recent and extant primates, and illustrations of landmarks, bones and muscles. It is essential for students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in human biology or evolution.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Contents……Page 7
Preface……Page 9
Acknowledgements……Page 11
Word roots……Page 13
Abbreviations……Page 19
Dictionary……Page 21
A……Page 23
B……Page 72
C……Page 101
D……Page 154
E……Page 181
F……Page 208
G……Page 227
H……Page 252
I……Page 283
J……Page 300
K……Page 302
L……Page 313
M……Page 336
N……Page 377
O……Page 394
P……Page 412
Q……Page 468
R……Page 470
S……Page 490
T……Page 540
U……Page 567
V……Page 572
W……Page 580
X……Page 587
Y……Page 590
Z……Page 592
Appendix 1 A taxonomy of extinct primates……Page 595
Appendix 2 A taxonomy of recent and extant primates……Page 602
Appendix 3 Table of extant primate species……Page 607
Appendix 4 A geological time scale……Page 639
Appendix 5 Terrestrial chronology of the Pleistocene ‘ice age’ in the northern hemisphere……Page 640
Appendix 6 The Marine Oxygen Isotope Chronology……Page 641
Appendix 7 Anatomical landmarks, postcranial bones and major muscle groups……Page 643
Appendix 8 Event timeline of human biology and evolution……Page 647
Appendix 9 Tentative hominid phylogeny……Page 669
Appendix 10 The Greek alphabet……Page 670