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Informationen zum Autor Darin A. Croft is Associate Professor of Anatomy at Case Western Reserve University and a research associate at several museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. He is an authority on the extinct mammals of South America and has active field programs in the Andes of Chile and Bolivia. Velizar Simeonovski is an artist based in Chicago who specializes in life reconstructions of extinct species and visualizations of ancient landscapes. His works have been featured in scientific journals and magazines, in the book Extinct Madagascar: Picturing the Island's Past , and in museum exhibits in the US and in his home country of Bulgaria. Klappentext Darin A. Croft is Associate Professor of Anatomy at Case Western Reserve University and a research associate at several museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. He is an authority on the extinct mammals of South America and has active field programs in the Andes of Chile and Bolivia.Velizar Simeonovski is an artist based in Chicago who specializes in life reconstructions of extinct species and visualizations of ancient landscapes. His works have been featured in scientific journals and magazines, in the book Extinct Madagascar: Picturing the Island's Past, and in museum exhibits in the US and in his home country of Bulgaria. Zusammenfassung An annotated bibliography is included for those interested in delving into the scientific literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. Time and Geography 2. Introduction to Mammals Part I. Early South American Phase and the Trans-Atlantic Dispersal Interval (TADI) 3. Tiupampa, Bolivia 3.1 Pucadelphys andinus 3.2 Mayulestes ferox 3.3 Molinodus suarezi 3.4 Alcidedorbignya inopinata 4. Itaboraí, Brazil 4.1 Epidolops ameghinoi 4.2 Colbertia magellanica 4.3 Protolipterna ellipsodontoides 4.4 Carodnia vieirai 5. Gran Barranca, Argentina 5.1 Sebecus icaeorhinus 5.2 Niolamia argentina and Caroloameghinia mater 5.3 Utaetus buccatus 5.4 Thomashuxleya rostrata 5.5 Notopithecus adapinus 6. La Gran Hondonada, Argentina 6.1 Otronia muhlbergi 6.2 Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides 6.3 Puelia plicata 6.4 Trigonostylops wortmani Part II. Late South American Phase 7. Tinguiririca, Chile 7.1 Klohnia charrieri 7.2 Pseudoglyptodon chilensis 7.3 Andemys termasi 7.4 Santiagorothia chiliensis 8. Salla, Bolivia 8.1 Paraborhyaena boliviana 8.2 Branisella boliviana 8.3 Anayatherium fortis 8.4 Trachytherus alloxus 8.5 Pyrotherium romeroi 9. Chucal, Chile 9.1 Parapropalaehoplophorus septentrionalis 9.2 Peltephilus ferox 9.3 Theosodon lallemanti 9.4 Nesodon imbricatus 9.5 Altitypotherium chucalensis 10. Santa Cruz, Argentina 10.1 Necrolestes patagonensis 10.2 Borhyaena tuberata 10.3 Hapalops indifferens 10.4 Steiromys duplicatus 10.5 Thoatherium minusculum 10.6 Interatherium robustum 11. La Venta, Colombia 11.1 Neotamandua borealis 11.2 Cebupithecia sarmientoi 11.3 Megadolodus molariformis and Purussaurus neivensis 11.4 Miocochilius anamopodus 11.5 Granastrapotherium snorki 12. Quebrada H...
