The age of mammals in Europe, Asia and North America / by Henry Fairfield Osborn

• I. INTRODUCTION -- Philosophy of the structure of mammals -- Mammals and their environment -- Geographic or space distribution of mammals -- Geologic or time distribution of mammals -- Duration of the age of mammals -- The world supply of mammals -- Palaeogeography -- II. THE EOCENE -- Palaeogeography of Eocene Europe -- Palaeogeography of North America -- Late Cretaceous and Early Eocene flora -- Alternate union and disunion of European and North American Life -- III. THE OLIGOCENE -- Fourth faunal phase -- Palaeogeography -- Flora and climate -- Physiographic conditions -- IV. THE MIOCENE -- Fifth faunal phase -- Flora and climate of Europe -- Continental connections -- Physiographic changes in Europe -- Miocene life of Europe and America compared -- V. THE PLIOCENE -- Sixth faunal phase -- VI. THE PLEISTOCENE -- Seventh faunal phase -- Antiquity of man in North America -- Causes of Pleistocene extinction. 

Ämnesord

Mammals, Fossil  (LCSH)

Paleontology  -- Cenozoic (LCSH)

Paleontology  -- Europe (LCSH)

Paleontology  -- Asia (LCSH)

Paleontology  -- North America (LCSH)

Klassifikation

569 (DDC)

Udbbf (kssb/8)