Hominoids & the Hominin Transformation

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From the first upright hominoids to the dawn of humanity, one of evolution's greatest transformations unfolds. In this fifth volume of the Ten Pulses of Evolution series, the author follows the emergence of the hominoid body plan, the rise of the great apes, and the remarkable transition to the first habitual bipeds. Drawing on the latest fossil discoveries from Africa, Europe, and Asia, the book examines locomotion, brain and facial evolution, and changing social behavior through a unique logarithmic framework that reveals unexpected patterns in evolutionary time. Blending paleontology, comparative anatomy, and evolutionary synthesis, Hominoids & the Hominin Transformation offers a fresh perspective on the origins of our own lineage.
From the first upright hominoids to the dawn of humanity, one of evolution's greatest transformations unfolds. In this fifth volume of the Ten Pulses of Evolution series, the author follows the emergence of the hominoid body plan, the rise of the great apes, and the remarkable transition to the f...

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With degrees in Philosophy and Psychology, the author has long been dedicated to interdisciplinary and synthetic scholarship. His published work spans evolutionary theory, archaeology, cosmology, history, and symbolic anthropology, seeking broad patterns that connect the sciences and the humanities. He previously published in World Futures the article "The Fragility of Evolution," which re-envisioned evolution around the concept of fragility and the protection of vulnerable periods of change. His subsequent research has expanded this inquiry through the development of a logarithmic framework for evolutionary time, exploring the possibility that major transitions in the history of life unfold in a regular, accelerating pattern.

With degrees in Philosophy and Psychology, the author has long been dedicated to interdisciplinary and synthetic scholarship. His published work spans evolutionary theory, archaeology, cosmology, history, and symbolic anthropology, seeking broad patterns that connect the sciences and the humaniti...

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