Evolution of South American Mammalian Predators During the Cenozoic: Paleobiogeographic and Paleoenvironmental Contingencies

• Main Authors: Prevosti, Francisco J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Forasiepi, Analía M. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Geology,
• Subjects: Paleontology .; Biodiversity.; Evolutionary biology.; Paleontology.; Evolutionary Biology.

This book summarizes the evolution of carnivorous mammals in the Cenozoic of South America. It presents paleontological information on the two main mammalian carnivorous groups in South America; Metatheria and Eutheria. The topics include the origin, systematics, phylogeny, paleoecology and evolutio...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Paleoenvironment and Paleobiogeography
• Sparassodonta
• Carnivora
• Fossil Record of Mammalian Carnivores in South America: Bias and Limitations
• The Transition from Faunas of Metatherian Carnivores to Faunas with Placental Carnivores: Ecological Competence or Replacement?
• Evolution of the South American Mammalian Carnivores during the Cenozoic and the Biological Context.