Alan Turner, Mauricio Anton

Evolving Eden

An Illustrated Guide to the Evolution of the African Large-Mammal Fauna

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence. It also covers such topics as the physical evolution of the African continent and the biological evolution of its mammalian fauna.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 173mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9780231119450
• ISBN-10: 0231119453
• Artikelnr.: 22516488

Autorenporträt

Alan Turner and Mauricio Anton

Inhaltsangabe

1. Dating, Continental Drift, Climate Change, and the Motor of Evolution
2. The Background to Mammalian Evolution in Africa
3. African Mammals, Past and Present
4. Fossil Sites in Africa
5. The Evolving African Mammalian Fauna
Epilogue
Further Reading
Index