Francisco J. Prevosti, Analía M. Forasiepi

Evolution of South American Mammalian Predators During the Cenozoic: Paleobiogeographic and Paleoenvironmental Contingencies (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Provides information about the evolution of carnivorous mammals in the Cenozoic of South America

Brings together different aspects of the evolution of carnivorous mammals in South America and the relationship with physical factors (paleoenvironment, climate, tectonics) and biotic interactions

Covers both living and extinct species of South American mammalian carnivores

Includes illustrations of the most important and outstanding fossils from South America, live reconstructions, maps of distribution, paleogeographic sceneries and others

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319037011
• Artikelnr.: 52933379

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Paleoenvironment and Paleobiogeography.- Sparassodonta.- Carnivora.- Fossil Record of Mammalian Carnivores in South America: Bias and Limitations.- The Transition from Faunas of Metatherian Carnivores to Faunas with Placental Carnivores: Ecological Competence or Replacement?.- Evolution of the South American Mammalian Carnivores during the Cenozoic and the Biological Context.