The Paleontology of Gran Barranca by Richard H. Madden, Alfre... - 9781108445733

The Paleontology of Gran BarrancaEvolution and Environmental Change through the Middle Cenozoic of Patagonia\nAuthor(s): Richard H. Madden, Alfredo A. Carlini, Maria Guiomar Vucetich, Richard F. Kay\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108445733, 978-1108445733\nSynopsis\nGran Barranca in Patagonia exposes the most complete sequence of middle Cenozoic paleofaunas in South America. It is the only continuous continental fossil record of the Southern Hemisphere between 42 and 18 million years ago, when climates at high latitudes transitioned from warm humid to cold dry conditions. This volume presents the geochronology of the fossil mammal sequence and a compilation of the latest studies of the stratigraphy, sedimentology, mammals, plants, invertebrates and trace fossils. It is also the first detailed treatment of the vertebrate faunal sequence at Gran Barranca, providing important new evidence about.