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Richard Frederick Kay

Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Anthropology
Evolutionary Anthropology
Duke Box 90383, Durham, NC 27708-0383
0013 Biological Sciences Building, 130 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Quantifying primate brain evolution: Evidence from virtual endocasts

Book section · January 1, 2026 Fossil endocasts provide key insights into macroevolutionary changes in primate brain size and morphology over geological time. Compared with other mammals of similar body size, primate brains range from relatively large to essentially “average” for mammal ... Full text Cite

Tooth morphology, wear and diet in australopithecus and paran thropus from Southern Africa

Book section · January 1, 2017 For over 30 years, the dietary proclivities of the australopithecines have been the subject of considerable study and debate. The longevity of these debates is understandable because the question of diet is central to the construction of viable models of e ... Full text Cite

Oligocene

Book section · 2000 Cite

Fayum

Book section · 2000 Cite

Oligopithecidae

Book section · 2000 Cite

Diet

Book section · 2000 Cite

Parapithecidae

Book section · 2000 Cite

Teeth

Book section · 2000 Cite

Fossil New World monkeys

Book section · 1997 Cite

Fayum

Book section · 1988 Cite

Oligocene

Book section · 1988 Cite

Diet

Book section · 1988 Cite

Teeth

Book section · 1988 Cite

Parapithecidae

Book section · 1988 Cite

Apidium and Parapithecus

Book section · 1981 Cite