The Evolution of North American Rhinoceroses

ISBN-13: 9780521832403 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 228 str.

Donald Prothero

Opis

First appearing about 40 million years ago in North America, rhinoceroses diversified into an incredible array of taxa, with a variety of ecologies that don't resemble any of the five living species. They ranged from delicate long-legged dog-sized forms, to huge hippo-like forms that apparently lived in rivers and lakes. Including a complete systematic review, and discussions of biogeography, evolution and paleoecology, this book summarizes our current knowledge of North American rhinos and constitutes the most complete reference available.

Recenzje

'Prothero has accomplished the important task of providing a sound alpha-taxonomy for North American rhinos that can be readily put to good use not only by systematists, but also by biostratigraphers and other vertebrate paleobiologists whose work involves fossil rhinos.' Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Systematics; 4. Postcranial osteology; 5. Biogeography; 6. Paleoecology and evolutionary patterns; 7. Conclusions; Bibliography.