South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds Paleobiogeographic Affinities and Disparities /

Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Tambussi, Claudia P. (Autor), Degrange, Federico (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
Temas:
Paleontology .
Plants-Evolution.
Evolution (Biology).
Paleontology.
Plant Evolution.
Evolutionary Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Paleogeograpic background
  • Geological settings of the major fossil localities in South America and Antarctica
  • The nature of the bird fossil record
  • The Paleogene birds of South America
  • Eocene birds from Antarctica and their relationships with those of South America
  • The Neogene birds of South America
  • The dominance of zoophagous birds
  • Bioconections of South America and other continents: What is and what is not possible to conclude.

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