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Finlayson, Clive, (1955-.)

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The Improbable primate : = how water shaped human evolution /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Improbable primate :/ Clive Finlayson.
Reminder of title:	how water shaped human evolution /
Author:	Finlayson, Clive,
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom :Oxford University Press, : 2014.,
Description:	xix, 202 p. :ill., maps ;23 cm.
Subject:	Human beings - Origin. -
ISBN:	9780199658794 (hbk.) :

The Improbable primate : = how water shaped human evolution /
Finlayson, Clive,1955-.

The Improbable primate :how water shaped human evolution /Clive Finlayson. - 1st ed. - Oxford, United Kingdom :Oxford University Press,2014. - xix, 202 p. :ill., maps ;23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-191) and index.

The inverted panda --

In The Improbable Primate, Clive Finlayson takes an ecological approach to our evolution, considering the origins of modern humans within the context of a drying climate and changing landscapes. Finlayson argues that environmental change, particularly availability of water, played a critical role in shaping the direction of human evolution, contributing to our spread and success. He asserts that our ancestors carved a niche for themselves by leaving the forest and forcing their way into a long- established community of carnivores in a tropical savannah as climate changes opened up the landscape. They took their chance at high noon, when most other predators were asleep. Adapting to this new lifestyle by shedding their hair and developing an active sweating system to keep cool, being close to fresh water was vital. As the climate dried, our ancestors, already bipedal, became taller and slimmer, more adept at travelling farther in search of water. The challenges of seeking water in a drying landscape moulded the minds and bodies of early humans, and directed their migrations and eventual settlements.

ISBN: 9780199658794 (hbk.) :GBP16.99

LCCN: 2013948417Subjects--Topical Terms:

596075
Human beings
--Origin.

LC Class. No.: GN281.4 / .F56 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 569.97

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