LEADER 04098oam 2200457 450 001 9910431347603321 005 20210604131300.0 010 $a3-030-62597-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-62597-9 035 $a(CKB)4100000011665276 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-62597-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6426748 035 $a(PPN)252515943 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011665276 100 $a20210604d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIchnology of the lowlands of south america $epaleoichnological studies in continental cenozoic rocks /$fJosé Herminio Laza 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2020] 210 4$d©2020 215 $a1 online resource (IX, 121 p. 43 illus., 23 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aSpringer Earth System Sciences,$x2197-9596 311 $a3-030-62596-6 327 $aIntroduction -- 1. The Geological Context -- 2. The Paleontological Context Ichnology -- 2.1 Scheme of Continental Ichnofacies -- 2.2. The Ichnological record in the Cenozoic of Pampasia -- 2.3. Insect Nests in Paleosoils -- 3.A. Faunistic Associations and Climatic Events during the Panaraucanian cycle -- B. Faunistic Associations and Climatic Events during the Pan-Pampean cycle -- 4. Conclusions. 330 $aIchnology is the science of marks, tracks, trails, traces structures and other sources of evidence of biological activity, beyond the living beings themselves, when studied both in continents and oceans. In spite of its scientific value and interdisciplinary contribution, particularly in South America, in the complex task of identifying ancient environments, information is dispersed and sometimes even ignored. This book has recovered the remarkably abundant information that Ichnology of terrestrial environments has incorporated. The studied geographical regions are the Pampas of Argentina, vast lowlands with a wide latitudinal distribution in between the warm and wet subtropical areas and the cold deserts of Patagonia. Pedogenetic processes preserve tracks and marks found in sediments, rock surfaces and soils, revealing the activity of life forms. This book refers to a variety of signs of biological activity, particularly in ancient soils. This volume includes abundant original information and a meticulous revision of paleo-ichnological investigations, most by the author himself, one of the most important South American specialists, during many decades of his dedication to scientific research. The book includes a review of the stratigraphic sequences of the Cenozoic chronostratigraphic scheme. Firstly, the author provides a scrutiny of the continental ichnofacies and the ichnological record of the South American Cenozoic age. This is followed by chapters dedicated to the faunal associations of vertebrates, with very valuable information about the past climatic events and biogeographical changes, of undoubted value for those scholars interested in vertebrate Paleontology. Likewise, the highly relevant ichnotaxonomy is also developed exhaustively, with special reference to the essential activity of insects in the paleosols, mostly ants and termites. Finally, this book presents the most complete, extensive and up-dated bibliography in the subject, which is probably unique as such for southern South America and most of the world. Certainly, this is a book that will provide valuable scientific tools for those specialists interested in this infrequent discipline, either paleontologists, biologists, geologists, pedologists and sedimentologists. 410 0$aSpringer Earth System Sciences,$x2197-9596 606 $aPaleoecology 615 0$aPaleoecology. 676 $a560.43 700 $aLaza$b José H$g(José Herminio),$f1938-$0984138 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910431347603321 996 $aIchnology of the lowlands of south america$92247695 997 $aUNINA