TY - BOOK ID - 49932662 TI - A fossil history of southern African land mammals PY - 2019 SN - 1108647243 1108575854 1108480888 1108574297 PB - Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Mammals, Fossil KW - Amniotes, Fossil KW - Vertebrates, Fossil KW - Cenozoic palaeontology KW - palaeobiology KW - neontology KW - evolution KW - zoology KW - archaeology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:49932662 AB - 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. ER -