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Evolution of Cenozoic Land Mammal Faunas and Ecosystems : 25 Years of the NOW Database of Fossil Mammals (2023)

Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac. [editor.] ; van den Hoek Ostende, Lars W. [editor.] ; Janis, Christine M. [editor.] ; [weitere]

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Schlagwort(e): Paleontology . ; Paleoecology. ; Bioinformatics. ; Physical geography. ; Paleontology. ; Paleoecology. ; Computational and Systems Biology. ; Earth System Sciences.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 -- History of the NOW. Chapter 2 -- The NOW now. Chapter 3 -- The Siwaliks: A Miocene terrestrial record densely sampled at age resolution of 105 years. Chapter 4 -- Evolution of Western Asian mammal communities in the Miocene. Chapter 5 -- The fall of the Pikermian paleobiome at the crossroads of the European-Asian-African continents. Chapter 6 -- Islands in Transition: Changes in Mammalian Communities on Africa and South America. Chapter 7 -- Environmental change and body size evolution in Neogene large mammals of Europe and North America. Chapter 8 -- Body mass effects to the mammalian Niche Exploitation Profiles and to the predictions of Climate and Seasonality of Tropical Extant and Palaeo-habitats. Chapter 9 -- The mouse is dead, long live the mouse (Patterns of longevity in small mammals). Chapter 10 -- How often do mammalian species of the same genus co-occur in the fossil record and today? Chapter 11 -- Cut not shaven, the use of filters in processing data. Chapter 12 -- The effects of NOW data quality, including regional and temporal differences, on evolutionary analysis; examples from studies on large Neogene carnivore families. Chapter 13 -- Asynchroneity in the evolution of New World and Old World hypsodont Equidae. Chapter 14 -- Muskdeer on the run – Dispersal of Moschidae in the context of environmental changes. Chapter 15 -- Late Neogene Western Eurasian bovid palaeocommunities. Chapter 16 -- New giraffid determinations for the faunas of Pikermi, Samos and Maragheh. Chapter 17 -- Regional topography and climate influence the nature and timing of changes in the structure of rodent and lagomorph communities through the Cenozoic of North America. Chapter 18 -- Diet and locomotor trends in rodents during Cenozoic global cooling. Chapter 19 -- Using diachronic biogeographic patterns of mammalian dispersals between Africa and Eurasia to infer about tempo and mode of the dispersal of the genus Homo.

Kurzfassung: This volume presents an array of different case studies which take as primary material data sourced from the NOW (‘New and Old Worlds’) database of fossil mammals. The NOW database was one of the very first large paleobiological databases, and since 1996 it has been expanded from including mainly Neogene European land mammals to cover the entire Cenozoic at a global scale. In the last two decades the number of works that are based in the use of huge databases to explore ecological and evolutionary questions has increased exponentially, and even though the importance of big data in paleobiological research has been outlined in selected chapters of general works, no volume has appeared before this one which solely focuses on the databases as a primary source in reconstructing the past. The purpose of this book is to provide an illustrative volume showing the importance of big data in paleobiological research, and presenting a broad array of unpublished examples and case studies. The book is mainly aimed to professional palaeobiologists working with Cenozoic land mammals, but the scope of the book is broad enough to fit the interest for evolutionary biologists, paleoclimatologists and paleoecologists. The volume is divided in four parts. The first part includes two chapters on the development of large paleobiological databases, providing a first-hand account on the logic and the functioning of these databases. This is a much-needed perspective which is ignored by most researchers and users of such databases and, even if centered in the NOW database, the lessons that can be learned from this part can be extended to other examples. After this introductory part, the body of the book follows and is divided into three parts: patterns in regional faunas; large scale patterns and processes; and ecological, biogeographical and evolutionary patterns of key taxa. Each chapter is written by well-known specialists in the field, with some participation of members of the NOW advisory board. The array of selected mammal taxa ranges from carnivores, equids, ruminants and rodents to the genusHomo. The topics studied also include the diversification and radiation of major clades, large-scale paleobiogeographical patterns, the evolution of ecomorphological patterns and paleobiological problems such as evolution of body size or species longevity. In most cases the results are discussed in relation to protracted environmental or paleogeographic changes.

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Seiten: XVII, 231 p. 67 illus., 52 illus. in color. , online resource.

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2023.

ISBN: 9783031174919

Serie: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17491-9

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17491-9

DDC: 560

Sprache: Englisch

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Mesozoic Mammals from South America and Their Forerunners (2021)

Rougier, Guillermo W. ; Martinelli, Agustín G. ; Forasiepi, Analía M.

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Schlagwort(e): Paleontology . ; Physical geography. ; Paleontology. ; Earth System Sciences.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- General aspects on non-mammaliaform cynodonts and the origin of mammals -- The radiation of Mesozoic Mammals -- Australosphenidans -- Triconodontians -- Dryolestoideans -- Stem therians -- Multituberculates and Gondwanatherians -- Other records -- The South American Mesozoic record and early evolution of mammals.

Kurzfassung: This book summarizes the most relevant published paleontological information, supplemented by our own original work, on the record of Mesozoic mammals’ evolution, their close ancestors and their immediate descendants. Mammals evolved in a systematically diverse world, amidst a dynamic geography that is at the root of the 6,500 species living today. Fossils of Mesozoic mammals, while rare and often incomplete, are key to understanding how mammals have evolved over more than 200 million years. Mesozoic mammals and their close relatives occur in a few dozen localities from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, and Peru spanning from the Mid- Triassic to the Late Cretaceous, with some lineages surviving the cataclysmic end of the Cretaceous period, into the Cenozoic of Argentina. There are roughly 25 recognized mammalian species distributed in several distinctive lineages, including australosphenidans, multituberculates, gondwanatherians, eutriconodonts, amphilestids and dryolestoids, among others. With its focus on diversity, systematics, phylogeny, and their impact on the evolution of mammals, there is no similar book currently available.

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Seiten: XVII, 388 p. 137 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2021.

ISBN: 9783030638627

Serie: Springer Earth System Sciences,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63862-7

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63862-7

DDC: 560

Sprache: Englisch

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Nature through Time : Virtual field trips through the Nature of the past (2020)

Martinetto, Edoardo. [editor.] ; Tschopp, Emanuel. [editor.] ; Gastaldo, Robert A. [editor.]

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Schlagwort(e): Paleontology . ; Biogeography. ; Physical geography. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Biodiversity. ; Paleontology. ; Biogeosciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Biodiversity.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1: The last three millions of unequal spring thaws -- Chapter2: Triumph and fall of the wet, warmer and never-more-diverse temperate forests (Oligocene-Pliocene) -- Chapter3: Aridity, cooling, open vegetation and the evolution of plants and animals in the Cenozoic -- Chapter4: Visiting the "PETM" greenhouse: environments, plants and animals of the early Cenozoic -- Chapter5: When and why Nature gained Angiosperms -- Chapter6: Postcards from the Mesozoic: Forest landscapes with giant flowering trees, enigmatic seed ferns, and other naked-seed plants -- Chapter7: Dinosaurs, but not only: Vertebrate evolution in the Mesozoic -- Chapter8: How to Live with Dinosaurs: Ecosystems across the Mesozoic -- Chapter9: Early Mesozoic Nature in and around Tethys -- Chapter10: The End-Permian Mass Extinction: Nature's revolution -- Chapter11: Long-lasting morphologies despite evolution: Ferns (monilophytes) throughout the Phanerozoic -- Chapter12: The non-analog vegetation of the Late Paleozoic Icehouse–Hothouse and their coal-forming forested environments -- Chapter13: The Coal Farms of the Late Paleozoic -- Chapter14: Diving with trilobites: Life in the Silurian-Devonian seas -- Chapter15: Back to the beginnings: The Silurian-Devonian as a time of major innovation in plants and their communities.

Kurzfassung: This book simulates a historical walk through nature, teaching readers about the biodiversity on Earth in various eras with a focus on past terrestrial environments. Geared towards a student audience, using simple terms and avoiding long complex explanations, the book discusses the plants and animals that lived on land, the evolution of natural systems, and how these biological systems changed over time in geological and paleontological contexts. With easy-to-understand and scientifically accurate and up-to-date information, readers will be guided through major biological events from the Earth's past. The topics in the book represent a broad paleoenvironmental spectrum of interests and educational modules, allowing for virtual visits to rich geological times. Eras and events that are discussed include, but are not limited to, the much varied Quaternary environments, the evolution of plants and animals during the Cenozoic, the rise of angiosperms, vertebrate evolution and ecosystems in the Mesozoic, the Permian mass extinction, the late Paleozoic glaciation, and the origin of the first trees and land plants in the Devonian-Ordovician. With state-of-the art expert scientific instruction on these topics and up-to-date and scientifically accurate illustrations, this book can serve as an international course for students, teachers, and other interested individuals. We acknowledge that the artwork used for the cover of the book Nature through Time was realized and liberally donated by Giorgio Nepote Vesin.

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Seiten: XVIII, 462 p. 194 illus., 160 illus. in color. , online resource.

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.

ISBN: 9783030350581

Serie: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35058-1

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35058-1

DDC: 560

Sprache: Englisch

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Actualistic Taphonomy in South America (2020)

Martínez, Sergio. [editor.] ; Rojas, Alejandra. [editor.] ; Cabrera, Fernanda. [editor.]

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Schlagwort(e): Paleontology . ; Geology. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Latin America History. ; Archaeology. ; Paleontology. ; Geology. ; Evolutionary Theory. ; Latin American History. ; Archaeology.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Marine benthic biodiversity record in intertidal death assemblages of Punta Mejillón, Patagonia, Argentina -- Glycymeris bivalve shells as tools for paleoenvironmental reconstruction in Golfo San Matías (Patagonia, Argentina) -- Shells and stoves, some time later -- Expanding the scope of Actualistic Taphonomy in archaeological research -- Actualistic Taphonomy of freshwater mollusks from the Argentine pampas: an overview of recent research progress -- Taphonomical analysis of rodent traces -- Taphonomic and stratigraphic potential of recent bioclastic deposits: the case of Southern Brazil Shelf -- Perceptions on Actualistic Paleontology in four distinct areas of energy supply along the coast of the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil -- A Gauchos landscape: Archaeological inferences from actualisitic taphonomic transects in the Humid Pampas of Argentina -- Actualistic taphonomy of diatoms: implications for the understanding of the Holocene record in Pampean shallow lakes -- Actualistic taphonomy in northern Santa Cruz plateau (Argentina). Advances, archaeological implications, and future agenda -- Invasive species, a natural experiment in Actualistic Taphonomy -- Hypersalinity effects in the fossilization of insects from the early Cretaceous of NE Brazil. Actualistic experimentation -- Actualistic Taphonomy of plant remains in tropical forests of southeastern Brazil -- The fossil, the dead and the living: mollusc biogeographic ranges in the Uruguayan coast.

Kurzfassung: Highlighting the latest research on Actualistic Taphonomy (AT), this book presents the outcomes of a meeting that took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, in October 2017. Its respective chapters offer valuable insights into South American archaeology, invertebrate and vertebrate fauna, and flora. In recent years, there has been a surge of new research on AT, as evidenced by numerous papers, talks, theses, etc. However, there are still very few AT books or even dedicated journal articles. Reflecting the discipline’s newfound maturity, this book, written by South American authors, offers a unique resource for academics and students of Paleontology, Geology, and Biology around the world.

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Seiten: XIV, 272 p. 69 illus., 48 illus. in color. , online resource.

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.

ISBN: 9783030206253

Serie: Topics in Geobiology ; 48

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20625-3

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20625-3

DDC: 560

Sprache: Englisch

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Culture History and Convergent Evolution : Can We Detect Populations in Prehistory? (2020)

Groucutt, Huw S. [editor.]

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Schlagwort(e): Paleontology . ; Archaeology. ; Human geography. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Anthropology. ; Paleontology. ; Archaeology. ; Human Geography. ; Evolutionary Theory. ; Anthropology.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1-Introduction: Into the tangled web of culture-history and convergent evolution -- Chapter 2-The unity of Acheulean culture. Chapter 3-Problems and pitfalls in understanding the Clactonian -- Chapter 4-Culture and convergence: The curious case of the Nubian Complex -- Chapter 5-Lithic variability and cultures in the East African Middle Stone Age -- Chapter 6-A matter of space and time: How frequent is convergence in lithic technology in the African archaeological record over the last 300 kyr? -- Chapter 7-Technology and function of Middle Stone Age points. Insights from a combined approach at Bushman Rock Shelter, South Africa -- Chapter 8-Raw material and regionalization in Stone Age East Africa -- Chapter 9-The Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition: A long-term biocultural effect of anatomically modern human dispersal -- Chapter 10-Threading the weft, testing the warp: Population concepts and the European Upper Palaeolithic chronocultural framework -- Chapter 11-Communities of interaction: Tradition and learning in stone tool production through the lens of the Epipaleolithic of Kharaneh IV, Jordan -- Chapter 12-Toward a theory of the point -- Chapter 13-Learning strategies and population dynamics during the Pleistocene colonization of North America -- Chapter 14-Culture, environmental adaptation or specific problem solving? On convergence and innovation dynamics related to techniques used for stone heat treatment -- Chapter 15-Style, function and cultural transmission. .

Kurzfassung: This volume brings together diverse contributions from leading archaeologists and paleoanthropologists, covering various spatial and temporal periods to distinguish convergent evolution from cultural transmission in order to see if we can discover ancient human populations. With a focus on lithic technology, the book analyzes ancient materials and cultures to systematically explore the theoretical and physical aspects of culture, convergence, and populations in human evolution and prehistory. The book will be of interest to academics, students and researchers in archaeology, paleoanthropology, genetics, and paleontology. The book begins by addressing early prehistory, discussing the convergent evolution of behaviors and the diverse ecological conditions driving the success of different evolutionary paths. Chapters discuss these topics and technology in the context of the Lower Paleolithic/Earlier Stone age and Middle Paleolithic/Middle Stone Age. The book then moves towards a focus on the prehistory of our species over the last 40,000 years. Topics covered include the human evolutionary and dispersal consequences of the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transition in Western Eurasia. Readers will also learn about the cultural convergences, and divergences, that occurred during the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene, such as the budding of human societies in the Americas. The book concludes by integrating these various perspectives and theories, and explores different methods of analysis to link technological developments and cultural convergence. .

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Seiten: X, 302 p. 65 illus., 21 illus. in color. , online resource.

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2020.

ISBN: 9783030461263

Serie: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46126-3

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46126-3

DDC: 560

Sprache: Englisch

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