The origin and affinities of the African mammal faunas

Article (within a thematic volume) 12 Mon, 01/01/1973 - 12:00 Organisms and continents through time: a symposium N. F. Hughes 121 136

CORYNDON, S. C. and SAVAGE, R. J. G. 1973. The origin and affinities of the African mammal faunas. In HUGHES, N. F. (ed.). Organisms and continents through time. Special Papers in Palaeontology, 12, 121–136.

S. C. Coryndon and R. J. G. Savage

The paper summarizes quantitatively the land mammal faunas of Africa and four adjoining regions of Eurasia at successive stages through the Tertiary. Venn diagrams are used to show the changing degrees of similarity between the regions, and deductions are attempted on the relation of the African plate to the Eurasian and Indian plates.

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