Evolution and Fossil Record of African Proboscidea
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Evolution and Fossil Record of African Proboscidea

  1. 346 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Evolution and Fossil Record of African Proboscidea

About this book

This book details the long, diverse, and complex phylogenetic history of elephants and their fossil relatives (the Proboscidea), whose origin is deeply embedded some 60 million years ago in Africa. Most of the major evolutionary events of proboscideans occurred in Africa, and these are examined in their geological, paleoecological, geographic, and faunal contexts. Updated information about feeding adaptations, taxonomy and systematics, genetics, and site occurrences is included and summarized in tables, figures, and charts. This is the first comprehensive review of African proboscideans and illustrates the need to more actively protect elephants and ensure their survival in modern ecosystems.

Key Features:

  • Provides a comprehensive systematic review of the African proboscidean fossil record
  • Includes a summary of taxonomy, geochronology, biogeography and morphology
  • Documents major faunal events including those associated with hominin origins
  • Synthesizes new data from genomic, isotopic, and microware analyses
  • Emphasizes the role of elephants in ecosystems and the importance of conservation

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Yes, you can access Evolution and Fossil Record of African Proboscidea by William J. Sanders in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicina & Biologia. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781482254754
eBook ISBN
9781351645218
Edition
1
Topic
Medicina
Subtopic
Biologia

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Foreword Author’s Biography
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Author’s Biography
  11. Abbreviations
  12. Glossary
  13. Introduction
  14. Chapter 1 Context of African Proboscidean Evolution
  15. Chapter 2 Early Paleogene: Origin and Evolution of the First Proboscideans
  16. Chapter 3 Late Paleogene: First Major Diversification and Adaptive Radiation of Proboscideans
  17. Chapter 4 Early and Middle Miocene: Diversification of Proboscideans and Dominance of Elephantimorphs
  18. Chapter 5 Late Miocene: The Rise of Elephants
  19. Chapter 6 Early Pliocene: Proboscidean Relay Interval
  20. Chapter 7 Late Pliocene-Holocene: The Rise and Fall of the “Elephas Recki Complex”
  21. References
  22. Index