Agusti, Jorge; Rook, Lorenzo; de Bonis, Louis; Koufos, George D. and Andrews, Peter (editors)

Hominoid Evolution and Climatic Change in Europe Volume 1: The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe + Volume 2: Phylogeny of the Neogene Hominoid Primates of Eurasia (two volume set)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999-2001. First edition. Pp. xv, (i), 512; xi, (i), 372; numerous black-and-white photos, line-drawings, maps, geological diagrams, and cladograms. Publisher’s original cream-color cloth, lettered in blue and green on the spine, pictorial dust jacket, lettered in white and yellow on the spine and in blue on the front cover, lg 8vo. This two-volume set presents fossil ape evolution and terrestrial mammal evolution with a focus on climate change in the Miocene of Europe and Asia. Forty chapters by noted authorities in the field provides a thorough interdisciplinary coverage of the topic. Small signature of former owner on front endpaper on volume 2. No other ownership marks. A fine (new) copy in fine dust jackets..

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Book number: 9089

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Buettner-Janusch J. (editor)

The Relatives of Man: Modern Studies of the Relation of the Evolution of Nonhuman Primates to Human Evolution

New York: Academy of Sciences, 1962. First edition. Pp. 181-514; some text-figures (black-and-white photos, line drawings, graphs). Original tan stiff wrappers, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, 8vo. From the series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, volume 102, article 2. This series of papers is the result of a conference on The Relatives of Man: Modern Studies of the Relation of the Evolution of Nonhuman Primates to Human Evolution held by the New York Academy of Sciences on April 27 and 28, 1962. No ownership marks and few signs of use. Top outer rear corner with small bump, a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Gregory, W. K., Hellman, M., Lewis, G. Edward

Fossil Anthropoids of the Yale-Cambridge India Expedition of 1935

Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1938. First edition. Pp. 27; 8 full page black-and-white photo-plates of fossil apes. Stiff gray wrappers, printed in black on the front cover, lg 8vo. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication, Number 495. This small monograph describes the Sivapithecus indicus and Sivapithecus sivalensis species of fossil apes recovered in the Siwalks deposits of northern India. At one time Ramapithecus was also included in this fauna but that was later proven to be incorrect. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine copy..

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Book number: 9564

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Gunnell, Gregg F.

Evolutionary History of Microsyopoidea (Mammalia, ?Primates) and the Relationship between Plesiadapiforms and Primates

Ann Arbor: Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, 1989. First edition Pp. vii, (1), 157; 58 text-figures (fine line-drawings of skulls, jaws and teeth, maps, geological time diagrams, phylogenies, and bivariate plots). Original gray pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in white on the spine and front cover, 4to. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology no. 27. This major monograph provides evidence the Plesiadapiforms are not related to euprimates (primates of modern aspect). Plesiadapiforms are actually more closely related to the fossil “dermopterans” (Plagiomenidae) than either is to euprimates. The work also concludes that the Microsyopoidea are more closely related to Plesiadapiforms than they are to euprimates. Thus, the Microsyopoidea are not considered a member of the primate order. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Inscribed by the author on the title page. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 9628

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Jolly, C. J.

The Classification and Natural History of Theropithecus (Simopithecus) (Andrews, 1916), Baboons of the African Plio-Pleistocene

London: British Museum (Natural History), 1972. First edition. Pp. 123; 20 full page black-and-white photo-plates, 32 text-figures. Original blue printed wrappers, sm 4to. British Museum (Natural History), Geology, volume 22, no 1. Describes Theropithecus oswaldi and Theropithecus darti. These were originally placed in the genus Simopithecus which was relegated to a subgenus in this monograph. Name stamp of former owner on the front wrapper and title page. Bump to wrappers at the bottom of the spine; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8552

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Rose, Kenneth D.

The Carpolestidae: Early Tertiary Primates from North America

Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1975. First edition Pp. 74; 41 text-figures and black-and-photos. Original printed red and gray wrappers, sm 4to. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 147, no. 1. This documents the archaic primate family, the Carpolestidae, that lived in North America from the middle Paleocene to early Eocene. They are characterized by an enlarged serrate lower fourth premolar. Name stamp of former owner on front wrapper and title page. Near fine copy..

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Book number: 9606

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Runestad, Jacqueline A.

Humeral and femoral diaphyseal cross-sectional geometry and articular dimensions in prosimii and platyrrhini (primates) with applications for reconstruction of body mass and locomotor behavior in Adapidae (Primates: Eocene)

Ann Arbor: UMI Dissertation Services, 1994. First edition. Pp. xx, 443; numerous text-figures (anatomical diagrams and graphs) and tables. Publisher's original blue cloth with printed title/author in white on the spine, 8vo. This is Dr. Runestad 's Ph. D. dissertation on humeral and femoral diaphyseal cross-sectional geometry and articular dimensions in lower primates and New World monkeys with applications for the reconstruction of body mass and locomotor behavior in Eocene adapids. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 8562

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Russell, Donald E., Louis, Pierre and Savage, Donald E.

Primates of the French Early Eocene

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967. First edition. Pp. v, 44; 13 text-figures (line-drawings), triple-page foldout phylogeny of late Paleocene to early Oligocene primates in Europe. Original cream-colored boards lettered in black on the spine and front cover, lg 8vo. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences, volume 73. Describes new primate species from the early Eocene deposits of the Paris Basin. This is a hardback edition of the original publication. Some slight discoloration to the rear board; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8560

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Stirton, R. A.

Ceboid Monkeys from the Miocene of Colombia

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1951. First edition Pp. 315-356; 2 text-figures (geological diagrams), 8 full page plates (line drawings and halftones). Original printed tan stiff wrappers, lg 8vo. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences, volume 28, no.11. Describes new Miocene primates from the site of La Venta in Columbia. Two new genera are described: Neosaimiri and Cebupithecia. This monograph also describes a new species of Homunculus. Small scratch of front wrapper near bottom corner; a clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 9630

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Szalay, Frederick S.

The Picrodontidae, a Family of Early Primates

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1968. First edition Pp. 55, 34 text-figures (line-drawings, black-and-white photos). Original printed wrappers, 8vo. From: American Museum Novitates, no. 2329, July 19, 1968. The Picrodontidae are a Paleocene family of mammals that are endemic to North America. These archaic primates or “paleoprimates” are part of the stem group of Primates that evolved in North America. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Tattersall, Ian

Cranial anatomy of the Archaeolemurinae (Lemuroidea, Primates)

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1973. First edition. Pp. 110; 38 text-figures (black-and-white photos, line-drawings, and maps). Original blue printed wrappers, lettered in black, sm 4to. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 52, part 1. The Archaeolemurinae is made up of Archaeolumur majori, A. edwardsi, and Hadropithecus stenognathus. These three species of Malagasy fossil lemurs converge on the body plan of large terrestrial Old-World monkeys. Archaeolumur appears to have been a browser similar to the common baboon, Papio while Hadropithecus represents a highly specialized grazer reminiscent of the gelada baboon, Theropithecus. Small name stamp of former owner on the front wrapper, no other ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine, as new, copy..

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Book number: 9714

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Tuttle, Russell H.

Functional and Evolutionary Biology of Hylobatid hands and feet

Basel: S. Karger, 1972. First edition Pp. 136-206; 43 text-figures (line-drawings, charts, black-and-white photos). Original printed cream wrappers, lg 8vo. This is an original offprint from: Gibbon and Siamang, volume 1. It describes the anatomy of the hands and feet of the gibbon and siamang. It also includes a detailed review of purported fossil ancestors of the hylobatids such as Pliopithecus. Name stamp of former owner on the front wrapper. A fine copy..

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Tuttle, Russell H.

Postural, Propulsive, and prehensile capabilities in the cheiridia of Chimpanzees and other Great Apes

New York: Karger, 1970. First edition Pp. 167-353; 39 text-figure (line-drawings and black-and-white photos). Original printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Original offprint from: The Chimpanzee, volume 2. No ownership marks and no signs of use. This monograph is based on Russ Tuttle’s Ph.D. thesis from U.C. Berkeley awarded in 1965. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 9612

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Tuttle, Russell H.

Quantitative and Functional studies on the Hands of the Anthropoidea, I. The Hominoidea

Philadelphia: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 1969. First edition Pp. 309-364; 29 text-figures (line-drawings, charts, black-and-white photos). Original orange printed wrapper, lg. 8vo. This is an original offprint from: Journal of Morphology, volume 128, no. 3. It is a detailed review of the hand anatomy of the Great Apes exclusive of the gibbon and siamang. No ownership marks and no signs of use. One corner with a small bump, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9613

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