-Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mentalism. Vol 2.pdf

The Cambridge Dictionary
of Human Biology
and Evolution
LARRY L. MAI
California State University, Long Beach
MARCUS YOUNG OWL
California State University, Long Beach
M. PATRICIA KERSTING
Audio-Digest Foundation, Glendale, California
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Contents
Prefacepage vii
Acknowledgementsix
List ofword rootsxi
List ofabbreviationsxvii
The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution1
Appendix 1Ataxonomy ofextinct primates573
Appendix 2Ataxonomy ofrecent and extant primates580
Appendix 3Table ofextant primate species585
Appendix 4Ageological time scale617
Appendix 5Terrestrial chronology ofthe Pleistocene ‘ice age’in the northern hemisphere618
Appendix 6Marine oxygen isotope chronology619
Appendix 7Anatomical landmarks,postcranial bones and major muscle groups621
Appendix 8Event timeline ofhuman biology and evolution625
Appendix 9Tentative hominid phylogeny