A Fossil History of Southern African Land Mammals

by D. Margaret Avery

Overview

This reference provides comprehensive information on the taxonomy and distribution in time and space of all currently recognized southern African fossil mammals. After an introductory background chapter on southern Africa, mammals, sites and dating, the following chapters are presented by epoch, covering the Eocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene. Individual maps provide information on where in the landscape specific taxa have been found, and a comprehensive index lists all the fauna and site locations. The book ends with a chapter on how the book can be used, and lines of future research. Collecting a vast amount of information together in an accessible format, this is an essential reference for non-specialist taxonomists and palaeontologists, as well as for those using fossil data for other applications, such as archaeology, neontology and nature conservation. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108480888
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/11/2019
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	7.36(w) x 10.31(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

D. Margaret Avery is Emeritus Associate of Cenozioc Studies at Iziko Museums of South Africa, and Honorary Researcher Associate at the Evolutionary Studies Institute at the University of Witwatersrand. Her research interests include understanding the background of human evolution, as well as modern micromammals. She was the President of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) between 2011 and 2015; and is General Secretary of the Royal Society of South Africa.

Table of Contents

1. Background; 2. The Eocene; 3. The Miocene; 4. The Pliocene; 5. The Pleistocene; 6. The Holocene; 7. Present and future; References; Index.