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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
Colección: | SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
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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.