The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution

LARRY L. MAI is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Long Beach MARCUS YOUNG OWL is a Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach. M. PATRICIA KERSTING is an Editor at the Audio-Digest Foundation in California.

• Preface and acknowledgements; Word roots; A-Z listing of terms; Appendix I. Taxonomy of extinct primates; Appendix II. Taxonomy of recent and extant primates; Appendix III. Reference table of extant primate species; Appendix IV. Geological time scale; Appendix V. Terrestrial chronology of the Pleistocene 'Ice Age' in the northern hemisphere; Appendix VI. Marine oxygen isotope chronology; Appendix VII. Illustrations of anatomical landmarks, postcranial bones and muscle groups, cranial bones and muscle groups; Appendix VIII. Event timeline of human biology and evolution; Appendix IX. Tentative human phylogeny.

'… invaluable reference tool for anyone with an interest in human biology or evolution … for readers with little knowledge of these subjects it usefully defines core terms used in human ecology and evolution.' Reference Reviews