The Evolution of ArtiodactylsDonald R. Prothero, Scott E. Foss JHU Press, 2007 M12 17 - 367 páginas An essential reference for anyone working on artiodactyls. Artiodactyls are diverse and successful hoofed mammals, represented by nearly two hundred living species of pigs, peccaries, hippos, camels, deer, sheep, cattle, giraffes, and other even-toed ungulates. In the recent years, a tremendous amount of research has been conducted on this important order. The Evolution of Artiodactyls synthesizes this research into a single, comprehensive volume. Here Donald R. Prothero, Scott E. Foss, and a team of distinguished international experts explore a variety of topics, including molecular phylogeny of terrestrial artiodactyls phylogenetic relationships of cetaceans to terrestrial artiodactyls, and the earliest artiodactyls—Diacodexidae, Dichobunidae, Homacodontidae, Leptochoeridae, and Raoellidae. A landmark reference, The Evolution of Artiodactyls belongs in the library of every paleontologist, mammalogist, and evolutionary biologist. Contributors: Jean-Renaud Boisserie, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Edward Byrd Davis, University of Oregon; Stéphane Ducrocq, Université de Poitiers; Jörg Erfurt, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg; Jonathan H. Geisler, Georgia Southern University; Colin P. Groves, Australian National University; John M. Harris, George C. Page Museum; James G. Honey, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christine M. Janis, Brown University; Fabrice Lihoreau, Université de N'Djaména; Matthew R. Liter, Occidental College; Liu Li-Ping, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, China; Joshua A. Ludtke, San Diego State University; Jonathan D. Marcot, University of Colorado Museum; Grégoire Métais, Carnegie Museum of Natural History; Gertrud E. Rössner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; Nikos Solounias, American Museum of Natural History; James Bowie Stevens and Margaret Skeels Stevens, Lamar University; Jessica M. Theodor, University of Calgary; Mark D. Uhen, Cranbrook Institute of Science; Inessa Vislobokova, Russian Academy of Sciences |
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1 Introduction | 1 |
Conflicts and Resolution | 4 |
3 Phylogenetic Relationships of Cetaceans to Terrestrial Artiodactyls | 19 |
Diacodexeidae Dichobunidae Homacodontidae Leptochoeridae and Raoellidae | 32 |
Cebochoeridae Choeropotamidae Mixtotheriidae Cainotheriidae Anoplotheriidae Xiphodontidae and Amphimerycidae | 59 |
6 Family Helohyidae | 85 |
7 Family Anthracotheriidae | 89 |
8 Family Hippopotamidae | 106 |
15 Basal Ruminants | 189 |
16 Family Tragulidae | 213 |
17 Family Moschidae | 221 |
18 Family Antilocapridae | 227 |
19 Family Palaeomerycidae | 241 |
20 Family Cervidae | 249 |
21 Family Giraffidae | 257 |
22 Family Bovidae | 278 |
9 Family Entelodontidae | 120 |
10 Superfamily Suoidea | 130 |
11 Family Agriochoeridae | 151 |
12 Family Merycoidodontidae | 157 |
13 Family Protoceratidae | 169 |
14 Family Camelidae | 177 |
23 Artiodactyl Paleoecology and Evolutionary Trends | 292 |
24 Summary | 303 |
References | 317 |
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