Actualistic taphonomy in South America / Sergio Martínez, Alejandra Rojas, Fernanda Cabrera, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martínez, Sergio, 1958- editor.

Rojas, Alejandra (Geologist), editor.

Cabrera, Fernanda, 1975- editor.

Series:

Topics in geobiology ; v. 48.

Topics in geobiology ; volume 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taphonomy--South America.

Taphonomy.

Fossils--South America.

Fossils.

South America.

Physical Description:

xiv, 272 pages : illlustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

Summary:

Highlighting the latest research on Actualistic Taphonomy (AT), this book presents the outcomes of a meeting that took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, in October 2017. Its respective chapters offer valuable insights into South American archaeology, invertebrate and vertebrate fauna, and flora. In recent years, there has been a surge of new research on AT, as evidenced by numerous papers, talks, theses, etc. However, there are still very few AT books or even dedicated journal articles. Reflecting the discipline's newfound maturity, this book, written by South American authors, offers a unique resource for academics and students of Paleontology, Geology, and Biology around the world.

Contents:

Taphonomy of recent bioclastic deposits from the Southern Brazil Shelf: stratigraphic potential / Fernando Erthal and Matias do Nascimento Ritter

The fossil, the dead, the living: beach death assemblages and molluscan biogeography of the Uruguayan coast / Alejandra Rojas and Sergio Martinez

Intertidal death assemblages as proxies of marine biodiversity, an example from northern Patagonia, Argentina / Fernando M. Archuby and Andrea Roche

Alien species, a natural experiment in actualistic taphonomy / Sergio Martinez, Alejandra Rojas, Fernanda Cabrera and Diego Antuña

Actualistic taphonomy of freshwater mollusks from the Argentine pampas: an overview of recent research progress / Claudio G. De Francesco, Eleonor Tietze, Paula A. Cristini and Gabriela S. Hassan

Actualistic taphonomy of freshwater diatoms: implications for the interpretation of the holocene record in Pampean shallow lakes / Gabriela S. Hassan, Claudio G. De Francesco and Marisel C. Díaz

Actualistic taphonomy of plant remains in tropical forests of southeastern Brazil / Fresia Ricardi-Branco, Francisco Santiago Rios and Sueli Yoshinaga Pereira

Recent root damages of fossilized vertebrate remains from New Mexico, USA / Heitor Francischini, Spencer G. Lucas, Paula Dentzien-Dias and Cesar L. Schultz

Natural shell deposits from a Rio de la Plata estuarine beach, Uruguay: formation processes and archaeological implications / Laura Beovide and Sergio Martínez

Actualistic taphonomy in the northeast of the Santa Cruz plateau (Argentina). Advances and archaeological implications / Laura Marchionni, Darío O. Hermo, Bruno H. Mosquera, Lucía A. Magnín, Laura L. Miotti and Eloisa García Añino

MOdern bone distribution in the Pampas of Argentina: taphonomic implications for the regional archaeological record / Nahuel A. Scheifler, Agustina Massigoge, Cristian A. Kaufmann, Daniel J. Rafuse, Mariela E. González, María A. Gutiérrez and María C. Álvarez

Expanding the scope of actualistic taphonomy in archaeological research / Karen Borrazzo

Perceptions on actualistic paleontology in four distinct areas of energy supply along the coast of the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Paraná, Brazil / Renato Pirani Ghilardi, Maria Clara Silva Pinto, Thays Paganella Marcondes and Sabrina Coelho Rodrigues

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3030206246

9783030206246

OCLC:

1097672401

Publisher Number:

10.1007/978-3-030-20625-3