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Overview"This book summarizes major aspects of the evolution of South American metatherians, including their epistemologic, phylogenetic, biogeographic, faunal, tectonic, paleoclimatic, and metabolic contexts. A brief overview of the evolution of each major South American lineage (""Ameridelphia"", Sparassodonta, Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata, Microbiotheria, and Polydolopimorphia) is provided. It is argued that due to physiological constraints, metatherian evolution closely followed the conditions imposed by global temperatures. In general terms, during the Paleocene and the early Eocene multiple radiations of metatherian lineages occurred, with many adaptive types exploiting insectivorous, frugivorous, and omnivorous adaptive zones. In turn, a mixture of generalized and specialized types, the latter mainly exploiting carnivorous and granivorous-folivorous adaptive zones, characterized the second half of the Cenozoic. In both periods, climate was the critical driver of their radiation andturnovers." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Francisco Goin , Michael Woodburne , Ana Natalia Zimicz , Gabriel M. MartinPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 5.486kg ISBN: 9789401774185ISBN 10: 9401774188 Pages: 237 Publication Date: 29 October 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , 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 ContentsReviewsThe book is divided into seven chapters, starting with an introduction that includes a history of research conducted on these animals and finishing with a summary chapter focusing on milestones in the evolutionary history of this group. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals in paleontology and zoology. (E. J. Sargis, Choice, Vol. 53 (9), May, 2016) “The book is divided into seven chapters, starting with an introduction that includes a history of research conducted on these animals and finishing with a summary chapter focusing on milestones in the evolutionary history of this group. … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals in paleontology and zoology.” (E. J. Sargis, Choice, Vol. 53 (9), May, 2016) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |