Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 2, Small Mammals, Xenarthrans, and Marine Mammals (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Janis, Christine M.

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Produktbeschreibung

This second volume completes the unique survey of North American Tertiary mammals, and covers all the remaining taxa not contained in Volume 1. It provides a complete listing of mammalian diversity over time and space, and evaluates the effect of biogeography and climatic change on evolutionary patterns and faunal transitions, with the distribution in time and space of each taxon laid out in a standardized format. It contains six summary chapters that integrate systematic and biogeographic information for higher taxa, and provides a detailed account of the patterns of occurrence for different species at hundreds of different fossil localities, with the inclusion of many more localities than were contained in the first volume. With over thirty chapters, each written by leading authorities, and an addendum that updates the occurrence and systematics of all of the groups covered in Volume 1, this will be a valuable reference for paleontologists and zoologists.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511406171
• Artikelnr.: 38215157

Autorenporträt

Christine Janis is Professor of Biology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University. She is on the editorial board of Journal of Mammalian Evolution and Acta Paleontologica Polonica, Associate Editor for the journal Evolution. Professor Janis was also editor-in-chief for Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate like Mammals (Cambridge University Press 1998).
Gregg Gunnell is Associate Research Scientist in the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan. He is Associate Editor for the journal Palaois, Past Associate Editor for Journal of Human Evolution, and a Member of the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, the Paleontological Society, and the American Society of Mammalogists.
Mark Uhen is Head of Research and Collections and Curator of Paleontology and Zoology at the Cranbrook Institute of Science. He is a Research Associate in the Department of Paleobiology at the US National Museum of Natural History, Chair of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Patterson Award Committee, and a member of the Advisory Board and the Vertebrate Working Group for the Paleobiology Database.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Christine M. Janis, Gregg G. Gunnell and Mark D. Uhen
Part I. Non-Eutherian Mammals: 1. Non-Eutherian summary chapter Christine M. Janis and A. Weil
2. Multituberculata A. Weil and D. Krause
3. Marsupialia W. Korth
Part II. Insectivorous Mammals: 4. Insectivorous mammals summary chapter Gregg F. Gunnell and J. Bloch
5. 'Proteutheria' Gregg F. Gunnell, T. Bown, J. Bloch and D. Boyer
6. Leptictida Gregg F. Gunnell, T. Bown and J. Bloch
7. Lipotyphla Gregg F. Gunnell, T. Bown, H. Hutchinson and J. Bloch
Part III. 'Edentata': 8. 'Edentata' summary chapter Gregg F. Gunnell and K. Rose
9. Palaeanodonta/Pholidota K. Rose
10. Xenarthra G. MacDonald and V. Naples
Part IV. Archonta: 11. Archonta summary chapter Gregg F. Gunnell and M. Silcox
12. Chiroptera N. Czaplewski, G. Morgan and S. McLeod
13. Plagiomenidae/Mixodectidae K. Rose
14. Plesiadapiformes M. Silcox and Gregg F. Gunnell
15. Euprimates Gregg F. Gunnell, K. Rose and D. T. Rasmussen
Part V. Glires: 16. Glires summary chapter Christine M. Janis, M. Dawson and L. Flynn
17. Lagomorpha M. Dawson
18. Ischyromyidae D. Anderson
19. Sciuravidae A. Walton and R. Porter
20. Cylindrodontidae S. Walsh and J. Storer
21. Sciuridae T. Goodwin
22. Aplodontoidea L. Flynn and L. Jacobs
23. Castoroidea L. Flynn and L. Jacobs
24. Dipodidae L. Flynn
25. Eomyidae L. Flynn
26. Geomorpha L. Flynn, E. Lindsay and R. Martin
27. Cricetidae E. Lindsay
28. Arvicolinae R. Martin
29. Hystricognathi and Rodentia incertae sedis L. Flynn
Part VI. Marine Mammals: 30 Marine mammal summary chapter Mark D. Uhen
31. Otaroidea L. Barnes
32. Phocidae I. Koretsky and L. Barnes
33. Archaeoceti Mark D. Uhen
34. Odontoceti Mark D. Uhen, E. Fordyce and L. Barnes
35. Mysticeti Mark D. Uhen, E. Fordyce and L. Barnes
36. Sirenia D. Domning
37. Desmostylia D. Domning
Addendum Christine M. Janis, R. Hulbert and M. Mihlbachler
Appendix I. Unified locality listings
Appendix II. References for localities
Appendix III. Museum acronyms
Index.

Rezensionen

'Janis' editorial capacities are to be commended for achieving a large degree of organisational consistency. The editors deserve credit for forcing taxonomic studies to this degree of standardization and these tables will provide prime input data for the study of patterns of faunal evolution.' Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology