Mesozoic Mammals from South America and Their Forerunners

No other book covers the early evolution of mammals in South America in detail

Early mammalian evolution is a topic that currently enjoys great popularity in the scientific and lay community, serving as an example of evolution and as part of the dynamic transformation of past communities

The authors are at the forefront of the discipline, having personally and directly collected, described and published many of the forms included in the book

No other book covers the early evolution of mammals in South America in detail Early mammalian evolution is a topic that currently enjoys great popularity in the scientific and lay community, serving as an example of evolution and as part of the dynamic transformation of past communities The authors are at the forefront of the discipline, having personally and directly collected, described and published many of the forms included in the book

Contenu
Introduction.- General aspects on non-mammaliaform cynodonts and the origin of mammals.- The radiation of Mesozoic Mammals.- Australosphenidans.- Triconodontians.- Dryolestoideans.- Stem therians.- Multituberculates and Gondwanatherians.- Other records.- The South American Mesozoic record and early evolution of mammals.