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Cenozoic Mammals of Africa
Lars Werdelin
William Joseph Sanders
出版
Univ of California Press
, 2010-07-20
主題
Science / Life Sciences / Biology
Science / Paleontology
ISBN
0520257219
9780520257214
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6c8lDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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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.