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| Vos, J. de. |
| One of the most exciting episodes of palaeoanthropology was the find of the first transitional form, the Pithecanthropus erectus, by the Dutchman Eugène Dubois in Java during 1891-1892. The history of Dubois and his finds of the molar, skullcap and femur, forming his transitional form, are described. Besides the human remains, Dubois made a large collection of vertebrate fossils, mostly of mammals, now united in the so-called Dubois Collection. This collection played an important role in unravelling the biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy of Java. Questions, such as from where were those mammals coming, when did Homo erectus arrive in Java, and when did it become extinct, and when did Homo sapiens reach Java, are discussed. |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Dubois; Pithecanthropus erectus; Homo erectus; Homo sapiens; Java; 42.85. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/215474 |
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| Hoek Ostende, L.W. van den; Vos, J. de. |
| In 1904 Eugène Dubois published the first report on fossil mammals from the vicinity of Tegelen. After a century of research the clay-pits from the area are known as a classical locality for Villafranchian mammals. Antje Schreuder's work was particularly important for making the fossils from Tegelen known. Her papers, however, also indicate some problems. The large mammal fossils were gathered by clay-workers in the local ceramic industry, and the fragmentary nature of the fossils is partly caused by injudicious handling while extracting the bones from the clay. Because the Tegelen fossils are chance finds rather than the results of careful excavations, their exact provenance is not established. The only exception is the collection of micromammals, which... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Tegelen; Villafranchian; Fossil mammals; Faunal list; 38.22; 42.84. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/327749 |
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