Table of Contents

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.

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Reference work of 13,000 descriptions of terms covering all aspects of human biology and evolution.

About the Author

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.

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'... 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 'The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution is an excellent research and study tool ... the book will become certain a 'must-have' volume.' HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology