Hominoid Evolution and Climatic Change in Europe : Volume 1, The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe.

Hominoid Evolution and Climatic Change in Europe : Volume 1, The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe.

Major changes have occurred in the climate of Europe and the Mediterranean in the past 20 million years. This unique books looks at this climatic history in relation to hominoid evolution, and provides a coherent image of climate change during this period for anyone interested in human evolution.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Agustí, Jordi, 1954-
Other Authors: Rook, Lorenzo, 1962-, Andrews, Peter, 1940-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
From 2 to 25 million years ago
Mammals, Fossil > Europe.
Mammals > Evolution > Europe.
Paleontology > Neogene.
Paleoecology > Europe.
Paleoecology > Neogene.
Mammals > Evolution
Mammals, Fossil
Neogene Geologic Period
Paleoecology
Paleontology
Europe
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements: The European Science Foundation; 1 Introduction; 2 Mediterranean and Paratethys Palaeogeography during the Oligocene and Miocene; 3 Pliocene tephra correlations between East African hominid localities, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea; 4 Climatic perspectives for Neogene environmental reconstructions; 5 A critical re-evaluation of the Miocene mammal units in Western Europe: dispersal events and problems of correlation; 6 Large mammals from the Vallesian of Spain.

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