Table of contents : List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xiii
Preface to the Second Edition xv Preface to the First Edition xvii
1 Evolution, Classification, and Nomenclature 1 2 The Geologic Time Frame 19 3 Primate Evolution: Late Cretaceous to Late Miocene 62 4 The Australopithecines and Homo habilis 144 5 Evolution of the Genus Homo 255 6 The Neanderthals and Their Contemporaries 367 7 Anatomically Modern Humans 494 8 Conclusion: Anatomy, Behavior, and Modern Human Origins 580
References 597 Reference Index 745 Site Index 767 Subject Index 779