A Brief History of South American Metatherians Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals /

A Brief History of South American Metatherians Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals /

This book summarizes major aspects of the evolution of South American metatherians, including their epistemologic, phylogenetic, biogeographic, faunal, tectonic, paleoclimatic, and metabolic contexts. A brief overview of the evolution of each major South American lineage ("Ameridelphia", S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goin, Francisco (Author), Woodburne, Michael (Author), Zimicz, Ana Natalia (Author), Martin, Gabriel M. (Author), Chornogubsky, Laura (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Series:Springer Earth System Sciences,
Subjects:
Earth sciences.
Geobiology.
Biodiversity.
Climate change.
Radiation protection.
Radiation > Safety measures.
Earth Sciences.
Biogeosciences.
Climate Change.
Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. South American Living Metatherians: Physiological Ecology and Constraints
  • 3. Dispersal of Vertebrates from between the Americas, Antarctica, and Australia in the Late Cretaceous and Early Cenozoic
  • 4. Evolutionary Contexts
  • 5. Phylogeny and Diversity of South American Metatherians
  • 6. Paleobiology and Adaptations of Paleogene Metatherians
  • 7. Milestones in the Evolution of South American Metatherians.   .

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