Pliocene Site Research Articles

What's bred in the bone

Laetoli: A Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania. Edited by M.D. Leakey and J.M. Harris. Clarendon: 1987. Pp.591. £90, $150.

Evolutionary Implications of Pliocene Hominid Footprints

Hominid footprints discovered at the Pliocene (3.6 to 3.8 million years ago) site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania represent the earliest evidence of bipedalism in human evolution. This new evidence emphasizes the mosaic pattern of human evolution.

A Relict Species of the Burrowing Rodent, Mylagaulus, from the Pliocene of Florida

Mylagaulus kinseyi n. sp., from Middle Pliocene sites in central Florida is distinguished by its relatively simple premolars, low crown height and small size. It represents a late survival of the Mylagaulus laevis group which must have become established in Florida during Miocene time. The zoogeography and adaptations of mylagaulids are discussed.