Reconstructing Human Origins » (2nd Edition)

Glenn C. Conroy (Ph.D. Yale University) serves as Course Master of Human Anatomy and Development in the Medical School at Washington University, where he is Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology. His research analyzes paleontological evidence for primate evolution, particularly over the past 15 million years of earth history. Of particular interest is the time period between 15-5 mya, the temporal framework within which humans and African apes diverged. His research team in Namibia discovered the first Miocene hominoid found in subequatorial Africa and collected one of the most extensive middle Miocene faunas from Africa. He is the author of Primate Evolution (1990) as well as numerous research articles.

This dynamic introduction to paleoanthropology presents the fossil evidence for human evolution and demonstrates how anthropologists interpret this evidence in light of the most current research.