Early Miocene Paleobiology in Patagonia

High-Latitude Paleocommunities of the Santa Cruz Formation

Richard F Kay editor Sergio F Vizcaíno editor M Susana Bargo editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th Oct '12

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A comprehensive compilation of important mammalian groups of the Santa Cruz Formation fossils, for academic researchers and graduate students.

This volume provides a comprehensive compilation of important mammalian groups of the Santa Cruz Formation fossils, with a key focus on the paleoclimate and paleoenvironment during the time of deposition. A valuable resource for academic researchers and graduate students in paleontology, paleobiology, paleoecology, stratigraphy, climatology and geochronology.Coastal exposures of the Santa Cruz Formation in southern Patagonia have been a fertile ground for recovery of Early Miocene vertebrates for more than 100 years. This volume presents a comprehensive compilation of important mammalian groups which continue to thrive today. It includes the most recent fossil finds as well as important new interpretations based on ten years of fieldwork by the authors. A key focus is placed on the paleoclimate and paleoenvironment during the time of deposition in the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO) between twenty and fifteen million years ago. The authors present the first reconstruction of what climatic conditions were like and present important new evidence of the geochronological age, habits and community structures of fossil bird and mammal species. Academic researchers and graduate students in paleontology, paleobiology, paleoecology, stratigraphy, climatology and geochronology will find this a valuable source of information about this fascinating geological formation.

'Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.' E. Delson, Choice
'The massive collaborative effort of scientists from so many locations and institutions to produce this book must be commended and celebrated. This publication is a must for any student of South American vertebrate palaeontology.' Aryeh Grossman, The Quarterly Review of Biology

ISBN: 9780521194617

Dimensions: 282mm x 222mm x 22mm

Weight: 1270g

378 pages