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Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs - Origins, Evolution and Structure

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska! Richard L. Cifelli! and Zhe-Xi Luo Klappentext The fossil record on Mesozoic mammals has expanded by orders of magnitude over the past quarter century. New specimens! some of them breathtakingly complete! have been found in nearly all parts of the globe at a rapid pace. Coupled with the application of new scientific approaches and techniques! these exciting discoveries have led to profound changes in our interpretation of early mammal history. Mesozoic mammals have come into their own as a rich source of information for evolutionary biology. Their record of episodic! successive radiations speaks to the pace and mode of evolution. Early mammals were small! but they provide key information on the morphological transformations that led to modern mammals! including our own lineage of Placentalia. Significant and fast-evolving elements of the terrestrial biota for much of the Mesozoic! early mammals have played an increasingly important role in studies of paleoecology! faunal turnover! and historical biogeography. The record of early mammals occupies center stage for testing molecular evolutionary hypotheses on the timing and sequence of mammalian radiations. Organized according to phylogeny! this book covers all aspects of the anatomy! paleobiology! and systematics of all early mammalian groups! in addition to the extant mammalian lineages extending back into the Mesozoic. Zusammenfassung The record of early mammals occupies center stage for testing molecular evolutionary hypotheses on the timing and sequence of mammalian radiations. This book covers various aspects of the anatomy! paleobiology! and systematics of early mammalian groups! in addition to the extant mammalian lineages extending back into the Mesozoic. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD! by J. A. Lillegraven and W. A. ClemensPROLOGUE1. Introduction2. Distribution: Mesozoic Mammals in Space and Time3. Origin of Mammals4. The Earliest-Known Stem Mammals5. Docodontans6. Australosphenida and Shotherium7. Eutriconodontans8. Allotherians9. "Symmetrodontans" (Stem Trechnotherians)10. "Eupantotherians" (Stem Cladotherians)11. "Tribotherians" (Stem Boreosphenidans)12. Metatherians13. Eutherians14. Gondwanatherians15. Interrelationships of Mesozoic Mammals ...

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Authors R. Cifelli, Richard L. Cifelli, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowaka, Z. Kielan-Jaworowska, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Z.X. Luo, Zhe-Xi Luo
Publisher Columbia University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 07.12.2004
 
EAN 9780231119184
ISBN 978-0-231-11918-4
No. of pages 700
Dimensions 220 mm x 285 mm x 40 mm
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology

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