Fossil horses of South America : phylogeny, systemics and ecology /: phylogeny, systemics and ecology. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: José Luis Prado, María Teresa Alberdi.
• Authors: Prado, José Luis; Alberdi, M. T
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Abstract; References; 2 Nomenclatures and Taxonomy; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Morphometric Analysis; 2.3 Data Set; 2.4 Bivariate Analyses; 2.5 Multivariate Analyses; 2.6 Morphology; 2.7 Discussion; 2.8 Systematic Paleontology; 2.9 Conclusions; References; 3 Museum and Collections; Abstract; References; 4 Phylogeny; Abstract; References; 5 Biostratigraphy and Biogeography; Abstract; 5.1 Biochronological Units; 5.2 Time Scale and Palaeoclimatic Framework; 5.3 Biogeography of Equini; References. 6 Ancient Feeding Ecology and Niche Differentiation of Pleistocene HorsesAbstract; 6.1 Stable Isotope Analysis of Fossil Horses; 6.1.1 Stable Isotope Analyses on Mammalian Bioapatite and Collagen; 6.1.1.1 Carbon; 6.1.1.2 Oxygen; 6.1.2 Materials and Methods; 6.1.3 Paleoecology of Horse from South American; 6.2 Body Mass Evolution and Diversification Within South American Horses; 6.2.1 Predicting Mass Estimates; References; 7 Horses and Megafauna Extinction; Abstract; 7.1 Human Arrival Times; 7.2 Latest Pleistocene Climate Change; 7.3 Vegetation Changes and QME; 7.4 Horses Extinction Evidence.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 150 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 569/.66; 550; Earth sciences; Horses, Fossil -- South America; NATURE -- Fossils; Horses, Fossil; Earth Sciences; Paleontology; Biogeosciences; Animal Ecology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Biogeography; Animal ecology; Paleontology ; Animal ecology; Science -- Paleontology; Palaeontology; South America; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319558776; 3319558773
• Related ISBNs: 9783319558769; 3319558765
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 9, 2017).
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