Overview
- Broadens your understanding about methods and techniques used to elucidate the paleoenvironmental conditions
- Describes Mexican case studies using biological proxies
- Provides the most complete compendium of biological groups used in the interpretation of paleoenvironments
Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Aquatic Environments
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Front Matter
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Terrestrial and Transitional Environments
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About this book
Mexico is a biodiverse country. The dynamics of environments from Mexico played a crucial role in the history of North American biota. This book analyzes the paleoenvironmental conditions using several biological groups and various methods. This book also demonstrates how this information is specifically used to elucidate Mexico‘s past environments and habitats (terrestrial, freshwater, and marine). This book fills an existing editorial gap since much of the information is dispersed in several bibliographic sources.
The authors are active paleontologists in diverse Mexican universities and research centers. Their research activities contribute to the knowledge of the Mexican biota through geologic time.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Rosalía Guerrero-Arenas is Professor in the Universidad del Mar since 2004. Her basic research interest is the reconstruction of paleoenvironments using biological proxies, including ichnofossils. She is also interested in the vinculation of science with society, specially younger people. She is member of the Paleontology Council, INAH, for the last four years. She belongs to the National System of Researches (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores), Mexico.
Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo is Professor at Universidad del Mar since 2004. His research is focused in the Systematics of fossil mammals and the application of mammalian traits to paleoenvironmental reconstruction. He is also interested in vertebrate ichnology, mainly mammals and dinosaurs. He belongs to the National System of Researches (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores), Mexico. He is Member of the Paleontology Council, INAH.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Past Environments of Mexico
Book Subtitle: Unveiling the Past Environments of a Megadiverse Country Through its Fossil Record
Editors: Rosalía Guerrero-Arenas, Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo
Series Title: Springer Geology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51034-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51033-5Published: 02 April 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51036-6Due: 03 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-51034-2Published: 01 April 2024
Series ISSN: 2197-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 465
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 76 illustrations in colour
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Earth Sciences, general, Ecology