0520233697.University.of.California.Press.The.Hunt.for.the.Dawn.Monkey.Unearthing.the.Origins.of.Monkeys.Apes.and.Humans.Dec.2004.pdf

THE HUNT FOR THE DAWN MONKEY

University of California Press

Berkeley and Los Angeles, California

University of California Press, Ltd.

London, England

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Beard, K. Chris.

The hunt for the dawn monkey : unearthing the

origins of monkeys, apes, and humans / Chris Beard;

illustrations by Mark Klingler.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

isbn 0–520–23369–7 (cloth : alk. paper)

1. Primates, Fossil. 2. Monkeys, Fossil.

3. Fossil hominids. 4. Human beings—Origin.

5. Paleoanthropology. I. Title.

qe882.p7b35 2004

569'.8—dc22 2004001403

Manufactured in the United States of America

13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04

0987654 321

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum

requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 1997)

(Permanence of Paper).

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