"A highly innovative hybrid between textbook and extended review, that will be an essential resource for
advanced undergraduates and researchers in any related field...Aiello and Dean have performed a major feat in bringing
together in the compass of one volume such a mass of information. A couple of hours with Aiello and Dean will save
the researcher days and weeks in the library. I believe it will come to be regarded as one of the most important
resources for anyone framing a new research project in early hominid studies."
--THE TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
"Its unique blend of anatomy and paleontology will be extremely useful for a wide range of students and researchers
in anthropology, anatomy, and paleontology....After reading through the vast array of topics covered by this book,
one can't help but feel that the authors and the illustrator have done us a great service."
--Mark F. Teaford, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Academic Press, Incorporated Web Site, May, 2000
Summary
An anthropologist and an anatomist have combined their skills in this book to provide students and research
workers with the essentials of anatomy and the means to apply these to investigations into hominid form and function.
Using basic principles and relevant bones, conclusions can be reached regarding the probable musculature, stance,
brain size, age, weight, and sex of a particular fossil specimen. The sort of deductions which are possible are
illustrated by reference back to contemporary apes and humans, and a coherent picture of the history of hominid
evolution appears. Written in a clear and concise style and beautifully illustrated, An Introduction to Human Evolutionary
Anatomy will be a basic reference for all concerned with human evolution as well as a valuable companion to both
laboratory practical sessions and new research using fossil skeletons.
Table of Contents
An Introduction to the Fossil Record, Classification and Phylogenetic Reconstruction.
Anatomical Nomenclature.
The Microanatomy of Muscle and Bone.
The Bones of the Skull.
The Comparative Anatomy of the Hominoid Cranium.
The Masticatory System of the Hominoids.
The Microanatomy of Teeth.
Hominoid Tooth Morphology.
The Intracranial Region.
The Anatomy of the Brain and Hominoid Endocasts.
The Facial Skeleton of Hominoids.
The Cervical Spine and Support of the Head.
The Anatomy of the Vocal Tract.
Bipedal Locomotion and the Postcranial Skeleton.
The Comparative Anatomy of the Hominoid Thorax and the Vertebral Column.
Bones, Muscles and Movements of the Upper Limb.
The Hominoid Upper Limb (Excluding the Hand).
The Hominoid Hand.
Bones, Muscles and Movements of the Lower Limb.
The Hominoid Pelvis.
The Hominoid Femur.
The Hominoid Knee Joint and Lower Leg.
The Lower Leg.
The Hominoid Foot.
