1st Edition

Classification and Human Evolution

Edited By Sherwood L. Washburn Copyright 1963
382 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

379 Pages
by Routledge

The names given to the variety of man-like fossils known to scientists should reflect no more than scientific views of the nature of human evolution. However, often in the past these names have also reflected confusion regarding the basic principles of scientific nomenclature; and the matter has been further complicated by the many new finds of recent decades. It is the unique purpose of this... Read more
The Meaning of Taxonomic Statements; East African Fossil Hominoidea And The Classification Within This Super-Family 1; Quantitative Taxonomy and Human Evolution; Some Considerations in the Formulation of Theories of Human Phylogeny; Age Changes, Sex Differences, and Variability as Factors in the Classification of Primates; The Evaluation of Characteristics of the Skull, Hands, and Feet for Primate Taxonomy; The Classification of Oreopithecus; The Locomotor Functions of Hominids; Behavior and Human Evolution; Man’s Place in the Phylogeny of the Primates as Reflected in Serum Proteins; The Chromosomes of the Hominoidea; Perspectives in Molecular Anthropology; Some Problems in the Analysis and Comparison of Monkey and APE Behavior; A Comparison of the Ecology and Behavior of Monkeys and APES 1; Psychological Definitions of Man; The Taxonomic Evaluation of Fossil Hominids; Genetic Entities in Hominid Evolution

Biography

Sherwood L. Washburn