Fossil horses of South America : phylogeny, systemics and ecology

• Main Authors: Prado, José Luis, (Author), Alberdi, M. T., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Latin American studies book series.
• Subjects: Horses, Fossil > South America.; South America.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319558776; 9783319558769
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 150 pages) : illustrations (some color)

This book provides an update on the phylogeny, systematics and ecology of horses in South America based on data provided over the past three decades. The contemporary South American mammalian communities were shaped by the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama and by the profound climatic oscillations...