History of Cenozoic Mammals from South America: A New Model
History of Cenozoic Mammals from South America: A New Model
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031562658 | 338 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 44 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031562658 | 338 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 44 MB
The Cenozoic history of South America faunas mainly rests on the evidence yielded by the study of fossil mammals. Following the seminal work of William D. Matthew, George G. Simpson established the slogan “Splendid Isolation” for describing the evolutionary history of South American faunas. He envisaged South America (as well as other Southern Hemisphere landmasses) as dead ends in the evolution and geographical expansion of animals and plants that since the Mesozoic come in successive migratory waves from the North.