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A Brief History of South American Metatherians: Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals
Contributor(s): Goin, Francisco (Author), Woodburne, Michael (Author), Zimicz, Ana Natalia (Author)

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ISBN: 9401774188     ISBN-13: 9789401774185
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE: $104.49  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Paleontology
- Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
- Science | Earth Sciences - Geology
Dewey: 569.2
Series: Springerbriefs in Earth System Sciences
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.22" W x 9.48" L (1.56 lbs) 237 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Prehistoric
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Topical - Ecology
Features: Illustrated
Review Citations: Choice 05/01/2016
 
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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 and turnovers.

 
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