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- Provides information about the evolution of carnivorous mammals in the Cenozoic of South America
- Brings together different aspects of the evolution of carnivorous mammals in South America and the relationship with physical factors (paleoenvironment, climate, tectonics) and biotic interactions
- Covers both living and extinct species of South American mammalian carnivores
- Includes illustrations of the most important and outstanding fossils from South America, live reconstructions, maps of distribution, paleogeographic sceneries and others
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)
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Book Title: Evolution of South American Mammalian Predators During the Cenozoic: Paleobiogeographic and Paleoenvironmental Contingencies
Authors: Francisco J. Prevosti, Analía M. Forasiepi
Series Title: Springer Geology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03701-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03700-4Published: 22 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79139-5Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03701-1Published: 02 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2197-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 196
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Paleontology, Biodiversity, Evolutionary Biology