Theropithecus: The Rise and Fall of a Primate Genus
This unique volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of all aspects of the biology of the Old World monkey genus, Theropithecus, which evolved alongside our human ancestors. This genus is represented today by only one rare species. The authors explore the fossil history and evolution of the genus, its biogeography, comparative evolutionary biology and anatomy, and the behavior and socioecology of the living and extinct representatives of the genus. The parallels between the...
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This unique volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of all aspects of the biology of the Old World monkey genus, Theropithecus, which evolved alongside our human ancestors.
List of ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgements1Introduction3Pt. IFossil evidence and phylogeny2Theropithecus darti from the Hadar Formation, Ethiopia153Evolution of Theropithecus in the Turkana Basin854Are Papio baringensis R. Leakey, 1969, and P. quadratirostris lwamoto, 1982, species of Papio or Theropithecus?1255Theropithecus fossils from Africa and India and the taxonomy of the genus1576Theropithecus from Ternifine, Algeria1917The Phylogeny of Theropithecus209Pt. IIBiogeography and evolutionary biology8Climate change, biogeography and Theropithecus2279African terrestrial primates: the comparative evolutionary biology of Theropithecus and the Hominidae245Pt. IIIAnatomy of the fossil and living species of Theropithecus10Allometric aspects of skull morphology in Theropithecus27311Evolution of the masticatory apparatus in Theropithecus29912Dental microwear and diet in extant and extinct Theropithecus: preliminary analyses33113The development and microstructure of the dentition of Theropithecus35114Postcranial anatomy of extant and extinct species of Theropithecus383Pt. IVBehaviour and ecology of living and fossil species of Theropithecus15Social organization of the gelada42516The ecology of Theropithecus gelada44117Food digestion and energetic conditions in Theropithecus gelada45318Socioecology of the extinct theropiths: a modelling approach46519Ecological energetics and extinction of giant gelada baboons487Appendix I: A partial catalogue of fossil remains of Theropithecus499Appendix II: Conservation status of the gelada527Index533
