Evolution of South American Mammalian Predators During the Cenozoic: Paleobiogeographic and Paleoenvironmental ContingenciesSpringer, 2 janv. 2018 - 196 pages This book summarizes the evolution of carnivorous mammals in the Cenozoic of South America. It presents paleontological information on the two main mammalian carnivorous groups in South America; Metatheria and Eutheria. The topics include the origin, systematics, phylogeny, paleoecology and evolution of the Sparassodonta and Carnivora. The book is based on a wide variety of published sources from the last few decades. |
Table des matières
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2 Paleoenvironment Tectonics and Paleobiogeography | 17 |
3 South American Endemic Mammalian Predators Order Sparassodonta | 39 |
4 South American Fossil Carnivorans Order Carnivora | 85 |
Bias and Limitations | 137 |
6 Evolution and Biological Context of South American Mammalian Carnivores During the Cenozoic and the Biological Context | 155 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Evolution of South American Mammalian Carnivores during the Cenozoic ... Francisco J. Prevosti,Analia M. Forasiepi Aucun aperçu disponible - 2016 |
Evolution of South American Mammalian Predators During the Cenozoic ... Francisco J. Prevosti,Analía M. Forasiepi Aucun aperçu disponible - 2019 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Ameghiniana Ameghino American Biotic Interchange Arctotherium Argentina Argot Babot body mass Bolivia Borhyaena Borhyaenidae borhyaenoids Buenos Aires canids carnivorans carnivores Casamayoran Cenozoic Chapadmalalan Chapalmalania Cione clade Cladosictis Conepatus Cyonasua Data from Prevosti dentary Deseadan Diet from Prevosti diversity early Miocene ecological Ensenadan Eocene Ercoli Evol evolution extinct fauna Felidae Forasiepi 2009 fossil record geographic distribution Geol Goin FJ Holocene holotype Huayquerian hyp BM mean hypercarnivorous Included species Kraglievich late Miocene Late Pleistocene Lujanian Lycalopex Lycopsis mamíferos mammalian predators mammals Marshall LG marsupials Metatheria middle Miocene Mittermeier 2009 Montehermosan Muizon Neotropical Oligocene Omnivore Paleoecology Paleogene Paleontol Pampean Region Pardiñas Pascual Patagonia Phorusrhacidae phylogenetic placental Pliocene postcranial Prevosti and Soibelzon Prevosti et al Prevosti FJ Santacrucian Smilodon Soibelzon 2012 South America sparassodonts Species in South specimen Tables taxon Temporal and geographic terrestrial Thylacosmilus Tonni EP Valkenburgh vertebrate Vizcaíno Vorohuean Werdelin Wilson and Mittermeier Woodburne MO Wroe Zimicz