Pleistocene amphibians and reptiles in Britain and Europe /
This book, proposed as a companion volume to Professor Holman's Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in North America (1995), presents, in detail, occurences of the herpetofauna in Britain and Western and Central Europe as well as discussions on the paleogeography, paleoecology, and evolution of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ;
38. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book, proposed as a companion volume to Professor Holman's Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in North America (1995), presents, in detail, occurences of the herpetofauna in Britain and Western and Central Europe as well as discussions on the paleogeography, paleoecology, and evolution of these groups. The format follows in general that of the volume on North America, starting with an overview of the Pleistocene in Europe followed by a bestiary and chapters on identification of fossils, sites yielding fossils, range adjustments, evolutionary and extinction patterns, and origins of modern herpetofauna in Europe. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 1998. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 254 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197561096 (ebook) 0197561098 (ebook) |