A Brief History of South American Metatherians: Evolutionary Contexts and Intercontinental Dispersals

by Francisco Goin, Ana Natalia Zimicz, Gabriel M. Martin, et al.

Book Overview

This book summarizes major aspects of the evolution of South American metatherians, including their epistemologic, phylogenetic, biogeographic, faunal, tectonic, paleoclimatic, and metabolic contexts. A brief overview of the evolution of each major South American lineage ("Ameridelphia", Sparassodonta, Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata, Microbiotheria, and Polydolopimorphia) is provided. It is argued that due to physiological constraints, metatherian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401779252
• ISBN13: 9789401779258
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"