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South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds
Tambussi, Claudia; Degrange, Federico
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Paperback. "The temporal focus is on the Paleocene through Pliocene times"--Pref. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 124 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 207.
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). A comparison between the past and the present reveals a complex and hallmarked evolutionary and biogeographic history which would have begun over 65 million years ago. For South America (SA) this includes: (1) the presence of taxa with uncertain affinities and the absence of Passeriformes during the Paleogene; (2) a progressive and accelerated increase of the species starting at ... Read more
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). A comparison between the past and the present reveals a complex and hallmarked evolutionary and biogeographic history which would have begun over 65 million years ago. For South America (SA) this includes: (1) the presence of taxa with uncertain affinities and the absence of Passeriformes during the Paleogene; (2) a progressive and accelerated increase of the species starting at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
Number of Pages
113
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400754669
SKU
V9789400754669
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99-15
About Tambussi, Claudia; Degrange, Federico
Claudia P. Tambussi has a PhD in Natural Science (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, UNLP) and is Coordinator of La Plata Museum Education Office. She is a Researcher of CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) performing tasks in paleobiology and evolution of South American and Antarctic birds at La Plata Museum. She is a member of the editorial ... Read more
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