Pleistocene amphibians and reptiles in Britain and Europe /

The Pleistocene epoch or Ice Age, an extended period of advancing and retreating ice sheets, is characterized by striking climatic oscillations and sea level fluctuations. This age saw the rise and spread of humans and a great extinction of large mammals by the end of the epoch; in fact, the world t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holman, J. Alan, 1931-2006 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Colección:Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 38.
Temas:
From 10 thousand to 2 million years ago
Amphibians, Fossil > Europe.
Reptiles, Fossil > Europe.
Amphibians, Fossil > Great Britain.
Reptiles, Fossil > Great Britain.
Paleontology > Pleistocene.
Amphibiens fossiles > Europe.
Amphibiens fossiles > Grande-Bretagne.
Paléontologie > Pléistocène.
NATURE > Fossils.
Amphibians, Fossil.
Paleontology.
Pleistocene Geologic Epoch.
Reptiles, Fossil.
Reptilien
Pleistozän
Lurche
Europe.
Great Britain.
Nordamerika
Großbritannien
Europa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction; 2 The Pleistocene in Britain and Europe; 3 The European Herpetofauna: Paleocene Through Pliocene; 4 A Bestiary
  • Annotated Taxonomic Accounts; 5 Pleistocene Herpetological Localities; 6 Herpetological Species as Paleoenvironmental Indicators; 7 Herpetological Population Adjustments in the Pleistocene of Britain and Europe; 8 Extinction Patterns in the Herpetofauna of the Pleistocene of Britain and Europe; 9 Pleistocene Events in the Herpetofaunas of Britain and Europe, and North America Compared; References; General Index; A; B; C; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; P; Q; R; S; T; V.

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