Cenozoic Mammals of Africa
Seiten
2010
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-25721-4 (ISBN)
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-25721-4 (ISBN)
A comprehensive review of the African mammalian fossil record over the past 65 million years. It includes taxonomic and systematic revisions of African mammal taxa, compilations of fossil site occurrences, and information regarding paleobiology, phylogeny, and biogeography. It covers primates, including hominins.
This magnificent volume is a clear and comprehensive review of the African mammalian fossil record over the past 65 million years. "Cenozoic Mammals of Africa" includes current taxonomic and systematic revisions of all African mammal taxa, detailed compilations of fossil site occurrences, and a wealth of information regarding paleobiology, phylogeny, and biogeography. Primates, including hominins, are particularly well covered. The discussion addresses the systematics of endemic African mammals, factors relating to species richness, and a summary of isotopic information. The work also provides contextual information about Cenozoic African tectonics, chrono stratigraphy of sites, paleobotany, and global and regional climate change. Updating our understanding of this important material with the wealth of research from the past three decades, this volume is an essential resource for anyone interested in the evolutionary history of Africa and the diversification of its mammals.
This magnificent volume is a clear and comprehensive review of the African mammalian fossil record over the past 65 million years. "Cenozoic Mammals of Africa" includes current taxonomic and systematic revisions of all African mammal taxa, detailed compilations of fossil site occurrences, and a wealth of information regarding paleobiology, phylogeny, and biogeography. Primates, including hominins, are particularly well covered. The discussion addresses the systematics of endemic African mammals, factors relating to species richness, and a summary of isotopic information. The work also provides contextual information about Cenozoic African tectonics, chrono stratigraphy of sites, paleobotany, and global and regional climate change. Updating our understanding of this important material with the wealth of research from the past three decades, this volume is an essential resource for anyone interested in the evolutionary history of Africa and the diversification of its mammals.
Lars Werdelin is Senior Curator at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. William Joseph Sanders is a Research Scientist at the University of Michigan's Museum of Paleontology.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.8.2010 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 241 b-w photographs, 102 line illustrations, 21 maps, 81 tables |
| Verlagsort | Berkerley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 3447 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-520-25721-9 / 0520257219 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-25721-4 / 9780520257214 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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