Buch, Englisch, 700 Seiten, Format (B × H): 217 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1696 g
Buch, Englisch, 700 Seiten, Format (B × H): 217 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1696 g
ISBN: 978-0-231-11918-4
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Mesozoic mammals have come into their own as a rich source of information for evolutionary biology. Their record of episodic, successive radiations speaks to the pace and mode of evolution. Early mammals were small, but they provide key information on the morphological transformations that led to modern mammals, including our own lineage of Placentalia. Significant and fast-evolving elements of the terrestrial biota for much of the Mesozoic, early mammals have played an increasingly important role in studies of paleoecology, faunal turnover, and historical biogeography. The record of early mammals occupies center stage for testing molecular evolutionary hypotheses on the timing and sequence of mammalian radiations.
Organized according to phylogeny, this book covers all aspects of the anatomy, paleobiology, and systematics of all early mammalian groups, in addition to the extant mammalian lineages extending back into the Mesozoic.
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FOREWORD, by J. A. Lillegraven and W. A. ClemensPROLOGUE1. Introduction2. Distribution: Mesozoic Mammals in Space and Time3. Origin of Mammals4. The Earliest-Known Stem Mammals5. Docodontans6. Australosphenida and Shotherium7. Eutriconodontans8. Allotherians9. "Symmetrodontans" (Stem Trechnotherians)10. "Eupantotherians" (Stem Cladotherians)11. "Tribotherians" (Stem Boreosphenidans)12. Metatherians13. Eutherians14. Gondwanatherians15. Interrelationships of Mesozoic Mammals