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Fossil men : the quest for the oldest skeleton and the origins of humankind
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Title
Fossil men : the quest for the oldest skeleton and the origins of humankind / Kermit Pattison.
ISBN
9780062410283
0062410288
9780062410290
0062410296
9780062410306
9780063055476
0063055473
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Physical Description
x, 534 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Notes
In English.
Summary
"Fossil Men is the riveting science-adventure story of the brilliant team who discovered the "Ardi" skeleton, a human more than a million years older than the famous Lucy, and their 20-year quest to redefine our understanding of human evolution"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Pattison, Kermit, Fossil men New York, NY : William Morrow, 2020.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 11, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-513) and index.
Contents
The roots of humanity
Banned
Origins
The falsifier
The farthest outpost of humankind
Badlands
The Zipperman's ash
Under the volcano
The whole thing is there
A poison tree
The Pliocene restoration
Standing upright
The whole world wants to know
Trees and bushes
Voyaging
Mission to the Pliocene
Harvest of bone
Border wars
Biting the hand
In suspense
Under the radar
Trouble afoot
Tête-á-tête
All that remains
Spine qua non
Neither chimp nor human
Skeletons from the closet
Backlash
Hell yes
Return to the zoo of the unknown
Neither tree nor bush.
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