Evolutionary trends among mammals over the past 66 Myr have been profoundly influenced
by changing climates, in turn the result of tectonic events. The global tropical forest type of …

The history of the southern central Andes, including the world's second largest plateau and
adjacent intermontane basins and ranges of the Eastern Cordillera and the northern Sierras …

Southern South America (SSA) has today a high diversity of climates, environments, biomes,
and biotas, as a result of the complex interaction through time of plants and animals with the …

This study is undertaken in order to evaluate specific hypotheses of relationship among
extant and extinct sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada). Questions of particular interest …

A multivariate analysis of the current South American Land-Mammal Ages is used to
reanalyse the recognized “faunistic (mammal) units” or chronofaunae that appear related to …

When the Panamanian land bridge was emplaced about 2.7 Ma, it triggered the Great
American Biotic Interchange (GABI), a major mingling of land mammal faunas between …

The concept of “land-mammal age” as developed in South America is examined. The
“Uquian Land-mammal age” is used as a study case.“Land-mammal age” parataxonomy is …

This book summarizes the evolution of carnivorous mammals in the Cenozoic of South
America. It presents paleontological information on the two main mammalian carnivorous …

VERTEBRADOS DEL MIOCENO DE LA PROVINCIA DE ENTRE RÍOS, ARGENTINA. La
diversa fauna de antiguos vertebrados que se registra en los acantilados que bordean la …

“An enjoyable read that provides a substantial amount of detail on the biology, ecology, and
distribution of these fantastic animals... Highly recommended.”—Choice More than 10,000 …