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OverviewThis book presents a major summary of what is currently known about North American amphibians and fossils in the Pleistocene. The only book available on the subject, it includes a general treatment of the Pleistocene and its effects on the physical and biological world, Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. Alan Holman (Professor of Geological Sciences and Zoology, and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Michigan State University Museum)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Volume: 32 Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.598kg ISBN: 9780195086102ISBN 10: 0195086104 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 01 December 1994 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1: The Pleistocene in North America. 2: The North American Herpetofauna - Late Cretaceous through Pliocene. 3: A Bestiary. 4: Identification of Pleistocene Herpetological Fossils. 5: Pleistocene Herpetofaunas in North America. 6: Herpetological Population Adjustments during the North American Pleistocene. 7: Extinction in the North American Pleistocene Herpetofauna. Epilogue. ReferencesReviewsA useful book. --Choice Ecologists, vertebrate paleontologists and others with an interest in the Pleistocene will find this an interesting and useful book. --The Quarterly Review of Biology This concise and well-written synthesis of existing knowledge on North American ice-age herpetofauna greatly overshadows its slim proportions. . . .Valuable and stimulating. . . .Its author has earned the gratitude of his colleagues. --American Scientist An essential reference and springboard. . . .There is information here for all naturalists interested in the history of faunas on this continent. --The Canadian Field-Naturalist At last, a book is available on the North American ice-age amphibians and reptiles, as this has been greatly needed. . .The author is by far the foremost authority on North American Pleistocene herpetofauna, and should be highly commended for bringing forth a monumental volume. --Herpetozoa This book is an up-to-date, readily accessible summary of our current understanding of North American Pleistocene herpetofaunas. As such, it stands as both an invaluable reference and a source of potential ideas for future research. -- Herpetological Review '...it is most important to have a work covering the study of ice-age amphibians and reptiles by the doyen of Pleistocene herpetologists,...this pioneering book covers all important aspects of Pleistocene North American herpetology...such a study has been needed for many years. It is written clearly and will be of great value to North American Pleistocene paleontologists, zooarchaeologists and paleoecologists, as well as modern herpetologists. It would serve well as a university text.' * C.R.Harington, Quarternary Science Reviews: Vol.17. * Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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