Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 2, Small Mammals, Xenarthrans, and Marine Mammals

The second volume of a reference on mammalian diversity in North America for paleontologists and zoologists.

Christine M. Janis (Edited by), Gregg F. Gunnell (Edited by), Mark D. Uhen (Edited by)

9780521781176, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 June 2008

802 pages
28.3 x 22.5 x 4.4 cm, 3.06 kg

'… a truly masterful compilation of North America's non-Pleistocene Cenozoic mammals. … an essential research tool … The book is well illustrated throughout with cladograms, diagrams of bones and teeth, and life restorations.' Geological Magazine

This second volume completes the unique survey of North American Tertiary mammals, and covers all the remaining taxa not contained in Volume 1. It provides a complete listing of mammalian diversity over time and space, and evaluates the effect of biogeography and climatic change on evolutionary patterns and faunal transitions, with the distribution in time and space of each taxon laid out in a standardized format. It contains six summary chapters that integrate systematic and biogeographic information for higher taxa, and provides a detailed account of the patterns of occurrence for different species at hundreds of different fossil localities, with the inclusion of many more localities than were contained in the first volume. With over thirty chapters, each written by leading authorities, and an addendum that updates the occurrence and systematics of all of the groups covered in Volume 1, this will be a valuable reference for paleontologists and zoologists.

Introduction Christine M. Janis, Gregg G. Gunnell and Mark D. Uhen
Part I. Non-Eutherian Mammals: 1. Non-Eutherian summary chapter Christine M. Janis and A. Weil
2. Multituberculata A. Weil and D. Krause
3. Marsupialia W. Korth
Part II. Insectivorous Mammals: 4. Insectivorous mammals summary chapter Gregg F. Gunnell and J. Bloch
5. 'Proteutheria' Gregg F. Gunnell, T. Bown, J. Bloch and D. Boyer
6. Leptictida Gregg F. Gunnell, T. Bown and J. Bloch
7. Lipotyphla Gregg F. Gunnell, T. Bown, H. Hutchinson and J. Bloch
Part III. 'Edentata': 8. 'Edentata' summary chapter Gregg F. Gunnell and K. Rose
9. Palaeanodonta/Pholidota K. Rose
10. Xenarthra G. MacDonald and V. Naples
Part IV. Archonta: 11. Archonta summary chapter Gregg F. Gunnell and M. Silcox
12. Chiroptera N. Czaplewski, G. Morgan and S. McLeod
13. Plagiomenidae/Mixodectidae K. Rose
14. Plesiadapiformes M. Silcox and Gregg F. Gunnell
15. Euprimates Gregg F. Gunnell, K. Rose and D. T. Rasmussen
Part V. Glires: 16. Glires summary chapter Christine M. Janis, M. Dawson and L. Flynn
17. Lagomorpha M. Dawson
18. Ischyromyidae D. Anderson
19. Sciuravidae A. Walton and R. Porter
20. Cylindrodontidae S. Walsh and J. Storer
21. Sciuridae T. Goodwin
22. Aplodontoidea L. Flynn and L. Jacobs
23. Castoroidea L. Flynn and L. Jacobs
24. Dipodidae L. Flynn
25. Eomyidae L. Flynn
26. Geomorpha L. Flynn, E. Lindsay and R. Martin
27. Cricetidae E. Lindsay
28. Arvicolinae R. Martin
29. Hystricognathi and Rodentia incertae sedis L. Flynn
Part VI. Marine Mammals: 30 Marine mammal summary chapter Mark D. Uhen
31. Otaroidea L. Barnes
32. Phocidae I. Koretsky and L. Barnes
33. Archaeoceti Mark D. Uhen
34. Odontoceti Mark D. Uhen, E. Fordyce and L. Barnes
35. Mysticeti Mark D. Uhen, E. Fordyce and L. Barnes
36. Sirenia D. Domning
37. Desmostylia D. Domning
Addendum Christine M. Janis, R. Hulbert and M. Mihlbachler
Appendix I. Unified locality listings
Appendix II. References for localities
Appendix III. Museum acronyms
Index.

Subject Areas: Palaeontology [RBX], Zoology: Vertebrates [PSVW], Evolution [PSAJ]