This reference provides comprehensive information on the taxonomy and distribution in time and space of all currently recognized southern African fossil mammals. After an introductory background chapter on southern Africa, mammals, sites and dating, the following chapters are presented by epoch, covering the Eocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene. Individual maps provide information on where in the landscape specific taxa have been found, and a comprehensive index lists all the fauna and site locations. The book ends with a chapter on how the book can be used, and lines of future research. Collecting a vast amount of information together in an accessible format, this is an essential reference for non-specialist taxonomists and palaeontologists, as well as for those using fossil data for other applications, such as archaeology, neontology and nature conservation. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Worked examples or Exercises; 5 Tables, black and white; 100 Maps
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978-1-108-57585-0 (9781108575850)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Background; 2. The Eocene; 3. The Miocene; 4. The Pliocene; 5. The Pleistocene; 6. The Holocene; 7. Present and future; References; Index.
