The Great American Biotic Interchange
A South American Perspective
Authors: Cione, A.L., Gasparini, G.M., Soibelzon, E., Soibelzon, L.H., Tonni, E.P.
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- The book presents an interesting analysis of immigrant mammal fauna through the ages
- The most important and richest localities of Late Miocene-Holocene fossil vertebrates of South America are those of the Pampean region of Argentina
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- About this book
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South American ecosystems suffered one of the greatest biogeographical events, after the establishment of the Panamian land bridge, called the “Great American Biotic Interchange” (GABI). This refers to the exchange, in several phases, of land mammals between the Americas; this event started during the late Miocene with the appearance of the Holartic Procyonidae (Huayquerian Age) in South America and continues today. The major phases of mammalian dispersal occurred from the Latest Pliocene (Marplatan Age) to the Late Pleistocene (Lujanian Age). The most important and richest localities of Late Miocene-Holocene fossil vertebrates of South America are those of the Pampean region of Argentina. There are also several Late Miocene and Pliocene localities in western Argentina and Bolivia. Other important fossils have been collected in localities of Pleistocene age outside Argentina: Tarija (Bolivia), karstic caves of Lagoa Santa and the recently explored caves of Tocantins (Brasil), Talara (Perú), La Carolina (Ecuador), Muaco (Venezuela), and Cueva del Milodon (Chile), among others. The book discusses basic information for interpreting the GABI such as taxonomic composition (incorporating the latest revisions) at classical and new localities for each stage addressing climate, environments, and time boundaries for each stage. It includes the chronology and dynamics of the GABI, the integration of South American mammalian faunas through time, the Quaternary mammalian extinctions and the composition of recent mammalian fauna of the continent.
- About the authors
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All the authors are associated with the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology of the Museo de La Plata in Argentina. Alberto Luis Cione, Germán Mariano Gasparini and Esteban Soibelzon are members of Argentina's National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET).
- Table of contents (3 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-8
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Continental Relationships, Chronostratigraphy, Climates, and Mammalian Biogeography of Southern South America Since Late Miocene
Pages 9-69
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The GABI in Southern South America
Pages 71-96
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Table of contents (3 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Great American Biotic Interchange
- Book Subtitle
- A South American Perspective
- Authors
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- Alberto Luis Cione
- Germán Mariano Gasparini
- Esteban Soibelzon
- Leopoldo Hector Soibelzon
- Eduardo Pedro Tonni
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-017-9792-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-9792-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-9791-7
- Series ISSN
- 2191-589X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 97
- Number of Illustrations
- 2 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
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