Hypsodonty in Mammals

Evolution, Geomorphology, and the Role of Earth Surface Processes

AvRichard H. Madden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

The evolution of high-crowned teeth, hypsodonty, is a defining characteristic of many terrestrial herbivores. To date, the most prominent focus in the study of the teeth of grazing herbivores has been co-evolution with grasses and grasslands. This book develops the idea further and looks at the myriad ways that soil can enter the diet. Madden then expands this analysis to examine the earth surface processes that mobilize sediment in the environment. The text delivers a global perspective on tooth wear and soil erosion, with examples from the islands of New Zealand to the South American Andes, highlighting how similar geological processes worldwide result in convergent evolution. The final chapter includes a review of elodonty in the fossil record and its environmental consequences. Offering new insights into geomorphology and adaptive and evolutionary morphology, this text will be of value to any researcher interested in the evolution of tooth size and shape.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-12-11
Mått:180 x 253 x 25 mm
Vikt:1 020 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:443
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107012936

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Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

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Richard H. Madden is a research professional in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. In over 30 years of studying mammalian ecology, he has spent extensive periods conducting paleontological surveys throughout South America. His current research focuses on geographic variation in tooth wear rates in herbivores and the impact of environmental and geological processes.

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'… packed with data and analysis, much of it unpublished elsewhere.' Christine Janis, Ameghiniana

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Hypsodonty in South America; 2. Hypsodonty in the South American fossil record; 3. South America and global hypsodonty; 4. Excess tooth wear in New Zealand; 5. Soil erosion, soil ingestion and tooth wear in Australia; 6. Crown height and tooth wear on islands; 7. The East African Plio-Pleistocene; 8. The middle Cenozoic of Patagonia; 9. Ever-growing teeth; 10. Summary and conclusions; References; Index.