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GUNDLING: First in Line: Tracing Our Ape Ancestry (Yale University Press, 2005)

TITLE: First in Line: Tracing Our Ape Ancestry AUTHOR: Gundling, Tom PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, Date: 2005 ISBN: 9780300104141 FORMAT: Hardcover, 204 pages EDITION: First Edition PRINTING [if applicable]: 1st Edition (Full Numberline) BOOK CONDITION: Very Good JACKET CONDITION: Near Fine- DIMENSIONS (if available): 8.50 x 5.75 x 0.75 KEYWORDS: Tom Gundling, First, Line, Tracing, Human, Ape, Ancestry, Evolution, Anthropology DESCRIPTION: From the dustjacket flap: «Despite Darwin’s bold contention in 1871 that the likely ancestor for Homo sapiens was an African ape, the scientific community hesitated for decades before accepting small-brained but bipedal walking «apes» from southern Africa as direct human ancestors. «Remains of the australopithecines, as these bipedal apes are now called, were first discovered in 1924, yet twenty-five years passed before the australopith-ecines found their place on the human family tree. This book is the first to document in detail this paradigm shift in paleoanthropology between 1924 and 1950…» Hardcover in dustjacket. 204 pages. CONDITION: Slight shelf-wear to jacket, faint sunning to spine, previous retail store’s price sticker on back cover beside bar code. FROM THE BOOKSELLER: Thank you for visiting the Dactyl Books eBay Store! Dactyl Books is a second-hand and antiquarian reseller of books specialising in History, Science, Literature, and Mystery & Detective Fiction, but we have a little bit of everything in our boxes of goodies! If you are looking for a specific title or edition, don’t hesitate to send it on to us and we will be glad to check our stocks and give you our opinion on how best to find your desired title. SHIPPING NOTES: Orders placed will generally be shipped within one business day. If you are in the United States and need the book faster, please choose the express shipping option for USPS. 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