In Pursuit of Early Mammals

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253008247
Total Pages : 282 pages
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Book Synopsis In Pursuit of Early Mammals by : Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska

Download or read book In Pursuit of Early Mammals written by Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Mesozoic mammal fossils are the focus of this fascinating book, which reviews both the fossils themselves and the history of their discovery.” —Choice In Pursuit of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era, the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and describes their origins, anatomy, systematics, paleobiology, and distribution. It also tells the story of the author, a world-renowned specialist on these animals, and the other prominent paleontologists who have studied them. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead large-scale paleontological expeditions, including eight to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, which brought back important collections of dinosaur, early mammal, and other fossils. She shares the difficulties and pleasures encountered in finding rare fossils and describes the changing views on early mammals made possible by these discoveries. “A thorough review of the current state of early mammalian paleontology presented through the unique historical filter of someone who was at the foremost of the field for over half a century.” —The Quarterly Review of Biology “Whether she’s talking about how mammals evolved their distinctive ear bones, or how she built a cabin out of plywood during a particularly cold field season in the Gobi, you know that a remarkable, passionate person is telling a story of science and adventure in her own words.” —Priscum “A fascinating window into the development of the field . . . The perspective of an individual at the center of these developments is captivating, informative, and has never before been published.” —Gregory P. Wilson, University of Washington

On a New Genus and Species of Fossil Ruminantia: Poebrotherium Wilsoni

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Total Pages : 38 pages
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Book Synopsis On a New Genus and Species of Fossil Ruminantia: Poebrotherium Wilsoni by : Joseph Leidy

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Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles

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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319005189
Total Pages : 177 pages
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Book Synopsis Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles by : Marcelo S. de la Fuente

Download or read book Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles written by Marcelo S. de la Fuente and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extended continental South American turtle record (Norian to Lujanian) allows us to follow the evolution of this reptile clade from its origins. Several significant stem turtle taxa such as: Palaeochersis talampayensis and Condorchelys antiqua provide information on the first steps of turtle evolution. Others such as: Chubutemys copelloi or Patagoniaemys gasparinae provide clues to the origin of the bizarre horned tortoises of the clade Meiolaniidae. The panpleurodiran species such as Notoemys laticentralis or Notoemys zapatocaensis shed light on the origin of modern pleurodiran turtles. This book explores aquatic and terrestrial cryptodiran turtles, South Gondwana pleurodiran turtles, North Gondwana pleurodiran turtles; Meiolaniforms and early differentiation of Mesozoic turtles.

Reliquiæ Diluvianæ

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Total Pages : 432 pages
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Book Synopsis Reliquiæ Diluvianæ by : William Buckland

Download or read book Reliquiæ Diluvianæ written by William Buckland and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals

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ISBN 13 : 9780521355193
Total Pages : 712 pages
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Book Synopsis Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals by : Christine M. Janis

Download or read book Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals written by Christine M. Janis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-05-28 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed as a source and reference for people interested in the history and fossil record of North American tertiary mammals. Each chapter covers a different family or order, and includes information on anatomical features, systematics, the distribution of the genera and species at different fossil localities, and a discussion of their paleobiology. Many of these groups have never been covered in this fashion before.

The Great American Biotic Interchange

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ISBN 13 : 9401797927
Total Pages : 106 pages
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Book Synopsis The Great American Biotic Interchange by : Alberto Luis Cione

Download or read book The Great American Biotic Interchange written by Alberto Luis Cione and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South American ecosystems suffered one of the greatest biogeographical events, after the establishment of the Panamian land bridge, called the “Great American Biotic Interchange” (GABI). This refers to the exchange, in several phases, of land mammals between the Americas; this event started during the late Miocene with the appearance of the Holartic Procyonidae (Huayquerian Age) in South America and continues today. The major phases of mammalian dispersal occurred from the Latest Pliocene (Marplatan Age) to the Late Pleistocene (Lujanian Age). The most important and richest localities of Late Miocene-Holocene fossil vertebrates of South America are those of the Pampean region of Argentina. There are also several Late Miocene and Pliocene localities in western Argentina and Bolivia. Other important fossils have been collected in localities of Pleistocene age outside Argentina: Tarija (Bolivia), karstic caves of Lagoa Santa and the recently explored caves of Tocantins (Brasil), Talara (Perú), La Carolina (Ecuador), Muaco (Venezuela), and Cueva del Milodon (Chile), among others. The book discusses basic information for interpreting the GABI such as taxonomic composition (incorporating the latest revisions) at classical and new localities for each stage addressing climate, environments, and time boundaries for each stage. It includes the chronology and dynamics of the GABI, the integration of South American mammalian faunas through time, the Quaternary mammalian extinctions and the composition of recent mammalian fauna of the continent.

Paleogene Mammals

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Publisher : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 227 pages
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Book Synopsis Paleogene Mammals by : Spencer G. Lucas

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The Evolution of Perissodactyls

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Total Pages : 564 pages
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Book Synopsis The Evolution of Perissodactyls by : Donald R. Prothero

Download or read book The Evolution of Perissodactyls written by Donald R. Prothero and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new treatise is comprised of 24 papers covering virtually every recent development regarding fossil horses, rhinos, tapirs, and their extinct relatives. It includes materials currently available in no other reference, such as information on the oldest known rhino and the oldest known perissodactyl, as well as papers debunking myths about the evolution of horses, and strong evidence that hyraxes are not related to elephants. The summary chapter includes useful charts which show the relationships of all perissodactyl genera, their distribution in time and space, and a new classification of the order.

The White River Badlands

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253016088
Total Pages : 257 pages
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Book Synopsis The White River Badlands by : Rachel C. Benton

Download or read book The White River Badlands written by Rachel C. Benton and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to the South Dakota region that houses the world’s richest fossil beds does “an excellent job of presenting the current state of knowledge” (Choice). The forbidding Big Badlands in Western South Dakota contain the richest fossil beds in the world. Even today these rocks continue to yield new specimens brought to light by snowmelt and rain washing away soft rock deposited on a floodplain long ago. The quality and quantity of the fossils are superb: most of the species to be found there are known from hundreds of specimens. The fossils in the White River Group (and similar deposits in the American west) preserve the entire late Eocene through the middle Oligocene, roughly 35-30 million years ago and more than thirty million years after non-avian dinosaurs became extinct. The fossils provide a detailed record of a period of abrupt global cooling and what happened to creatures who lived through it. This book is a comprehensive reference to the sediments and fossils of the Big Badlands, and also touches on National Park Service management policies that help protect such significant fossils. Includes photos and illustrations “A worthy successor to the work of O’Harra.” —Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

After the Dinosaurs

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253000556
Total Pages : 393 pages
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Download or read book After the Dinosaurs written by Donald R. Prothero and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-13 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating study of the thousands of new animal species that walked in the footsteps of the dinosaurs—and the climate changes that brought them forth. The fascinating group of animals called dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago (except for their feathered descendants). In their place evolved an enormous variety of land creatures, especially mammals, which in their way were every bit as remarkable as their Mesozoic cousins. The Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its Jurassic Park, but it was an amazing time in earth’s history, populated by a wonderful assortment of bizarre animals. The rapid evolution of thousands of species of mammals brought forth many incredible creatures―including our own ancestors. Their story is part of a larger story of new life emerging from the greenhouse conditions of the Mesozoic, warming up dramatically about 55 million years ago, and then cooling rapidly so that 33 million years ago the glacial ice returned. The earth’s vegetation went through equally dramatic changes, from tropical jungles in Montana and forests at the poles. Life in the sea underwent striking evolution reflecting global climate change, including the emergence of such creatures as giant sharks, seals, sea lions, dolphins, and whales. Engaging and insightful, After the Dinosaurs is a book for everyone who has an abiding fascination with the remarkable life of the past.

Evolution of the Horse Brain

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Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813710251
Total Pages : 192 pages
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Book Synopsis Evolution of the Horse Brain by : Tilly Edinger

Download or read book Evolution of the Horse Brain written by Tilly Edinger and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1948 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Hall of the Age of Man

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Total Pages : 60 pages
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Book Synopsis The Hall of the Age of Man by : Henry Fairfield Osborn

Download or read book The Hall of the Age of Man written by Henry Fairfield Osborn and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Early Mammals

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Total Pages : 258 pages
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Book Synopsis Early Mammals by : D. M. Kermack

Download or read book Early Mammals written by D. M. Kermack and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Mastodonts of Brazil

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Total Pages : 128 pages
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Book Synopsis The Mastodonts of Brazil by : George Gaylord Simpson

Download or read book The Mastodonts of Brazil written by George Gaylord Simpson and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One. A large collection, mainly of isolated molars, from Águas do Araxá, Brazil, seems to represent a single population within a species identified as Haplomastodon waringi. The variation, described in some detail, is far greater than has hitherto usually been taken into consideration in the diagnosis of supposed species of mastodonts. 2. Mastodonts have been found at many localities scattered throughout Brazil. A few specimens are anomalous, but the great majority belong to, or are at least inseparable from, H. waringi on the basis of known characters. 3. Ecuadorian Haplomastodon is not at present specifically separable from H. waringi, and neither in Brazil nor in Ecuador is there good evidence of the presence of more than one species (or subgenus). 4. The only species and genera that now seem to be clearly distinct among South American mastodonts are Cuvieronius hyodon, Haplomastodon waringi, and Stegomastodon platensis. All these names have numerous synonyms. The species Stegomastodon superbus and the genus and species Notiomastodon ornatus are also tentatively listed as distinct, but are of doubtful status. 5. Haplomastodon is believed to be about as closely related to Cuvieronius as to Stegomastodon. 6. All the South American mastodonts seem to represent end terms of divergence within a single broad stock. Cuvieronius, Stegomastodon, and probably also Haplomastodon were already differentiated before they spread from North America to South America. The North American Rhynchotherium may belong to the same complex. All may ultimately have arisen from early Old World Anancinae, and all are tentatively referred to that subfamily"--P. 185.

The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521433878
Total Pages : 708 pages
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Book Synopsis The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America by : Donald R. Prothero

Download or read book The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America written by Donald R. Prothero and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-06-13 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the latest information in dating and correlation of the strata of late middle Eocene through early Oligocene age in North America.

Taphonomy and Population Dynamics of an Early Pliocene Vertebrate Fauna, Knox County, Nebraska

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Total Pages : 84 pages
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Book Synopsis Taphonomy and Population Dynamics of an Early Pliocene Vertebrate Fauna, Knox County, Nebraska by : Michael R. Voorhies

Download or read book Taphonomy and Population Dynamics of an Early Pliocene Vertebrate Fauna, Knox County, Nebraska written by Michael R. Voorhies and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Artiodactyla of the Eocene of Burma

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Total Pages : 39 pages
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Book Synopsis The Artiodactyla of the Eocene of Burma by : Guy Ellcock Pilgrim

Download or read book The Artiodactyla of the Eocene of Burma written by Guy Ellcock Pilgrim and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: