Cenozoic Mammals of Africa

This ... Volume Is A Clear And Comprehensive Review Of The African Mammalian Fossil Record Over The Past 65 Million Years. Cenozoic Mammals Of Africa Includes Current Taxonomic And Systematic Revisions Of All African Mammal Taxa, Detailed Compilations Of Fossil Site Occurences, And A Wealth Of Information Regarding Paleobiology, Phylogeny, And Biogeography. Primates, Including Hominins, Are Particularly Well Covered. Taking Into Account The Extensive Research From The Past Three Decades, It Is An Essential Resource For Anyone Interested In The Evolutionary History Of Africa And The Diversification Of Its Mammals. --book Cover. Physical And Temporal Setting: 1. Tectonics And Geomorphology Of Africa During The Phanerozoic / Timothy C. Partridge -- 2. Chronology Of Paleogene Mammal Localities / Erik R. Seiffert -- 3. Chronology Of Neogene Mammal Localities / Lars Werdelin -- 4. Global And African Regional Climate During The Cenozoic / Sarah J. Feakins And Peter B. Demenocal -- 5. A Review Of The Cenozoic Vegetation History Of Africa / Bonnie F. Jacobs, Aaron D. Pan, And Christopher R. Scotese -- The Fauna : Taxonomic Accounts. Part One. Metatheria. 6. Marsupialia / Gregg F. Gunnell -- Part Two. Afrotheria. 7. Ptolemaiida / Gregg F. Gunnell, Philip D. Gingerich, And Patricia A. Holroyd -- 8. Macroscelidea / Patricia A. Holroyd -- 9. Tenrecoidea / Robert J. Asher -- 10. Tubulidentata / Patricia A. Holroyd -- 11. Bibymalagasia (mammalia Incertae Sedis) / Lars Werdelin -- 12. Embrithopoda / William J. Sanders, D. Tab Rasmussen, And John Kappelman -- 13. Hyracoidea / D. Tab Rasmussen And Mercedes Gutiérrez --^ 14. Sirenia / Daryl P. Domning, Iyad S. Zalmout, And Philip D. Gingerich -- 15. Proboscidea / William J. Sanders [and Others] -- 16. Paleogene Insectivores / Erik R. Seiffert -- Part Three. Euarchontoglires. 17. Rodentia / Alisa J. Winkler, Christiane Denys, And D. Margaret T. Avery -- 18. Lagomorpha / Alisa J. Winkler And D. Margaret Avery -- 19. Paleogene Prosimians / Marc Godinot -- 20. Later Tertiary Lorisiformes / Terry Harrison -- 21. Subfossil Lemurs Of Madagascar / Laurie R. Godfrey, William L. Jungers, And David A. Burney -- 22. Paleogene Anthropoids / Erik R. Seiffert [and Others] -- 23. Cercopithecoidea / Nina G. Jablonski And Stephen Frost -- 24. Dendropithecoidea, Proconsuloidea, And Hominoidea / Terry Harrison -- 25. Hominini / Laura M. Maclatchy [and Others] -- Part Four. Laurasiatheria. 26. Creodonta / Margaret E. Lewis And Michael Morlo -- 27. Prionogalidae (mammalia Incertae Sedis) / Lars Werdelin And Susanne M. Cote --^ 28. Primitive Ungulates (condylarthra And Stem Paenungulata) / Emmanuel Gheerbrant -- 29. Neogene Insectivora / Percy M. Butler -- 30. Chiroptera / Gregg F. Gunnell -- 31. Pholidota / Timothy J. Gaudin -- 32. Carnivora / Lars Werdelin And Stéphane Peigné -- 33. Chalicotheriidae / Margery C. Coombs And Susanne M. Cote -- 34. Rhinocerotidae / Denis Geraads -- 35. Equidae / Raymond L. Bernor [and Others] -- 36. Tragulidae / Denis Geraads -- 37. Pecora Incertae Sedis / Susanne M. Cote -- 38. Bovidae / Alan W. Gentry -- 39. Giraffoidea / John M. Harris, Nikos Solounias, And Denis Geraads -- 40. Cervidae / Alan W. Gentry -- 41. Camelidae / John M. Harris, Denis Geraads, And Nikos Solounias -- 42. Suoidea / Laura C. Bishop -- 43. Anthracotheriidae / Patricia A. Holroyd [and Others] -- 44. Hippopotamidae / Eleanor Weston And Jean-renaud Boisserie -- 45. Cetacea / Philip D. Gingerich --^ Broader Perspectives. 46. Systematics Of Endemic African Mammals / Robert J. Asher And Erik R. Seiffert -- 47. Mammal Species Richness In Africa / Peter Andrews And Eileen M. O'brien -- 48. Stable Carbon And Oxygen Isotopes In East African Mammals: Modern And Fossil / Thure E. Cerling [and Others]. Edited By Lars Werdelin And William Joseph Sanders. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.