Mesozoic Mammals from South America and Their Forerunners

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-63860-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 850 g

Reihe: Springer Earth System Sciences

No other book covers the early evolution of mammals in South America in detail

Early mammalian evolution is a topic that currently enjoys great popularity in the scientific and lay community, serving as an example of evolution and as part of the dynamic transformation of past communities

The authors are at the forefront of the discipline, having personally and directly collected, described and published many of the forms included in the book

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rougier, Guillermo W.

Forasiepi, Analía M.

Martinelli, Agustín G.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- General aspects on non-mammaliaform cynodonts and the origin of mammals.- The radiation of Mesozoic Mammals.- Australosphenidans.- Triconodontians.- Dryolestoideans.- Stem therians.- Multituberculates and Gondwanatherians.- Other records.- The South American Mesozoic record and early evolution of mammals.