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T1  - The Neogene Savannas of North America : A Retrospective Analysis on Artiodactyl Faunas 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/318300 
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A1  - Morales-Garcia, Nuria Melisa; Saila, Laura K.; Janis, Christine M. 
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Y1  - 2020 
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AB  - Savanna-like ecosystems were present at high latitudes in North America during much of the Neogene. Present-day African savannas, like the Serengeti, have been proposed to be modern analogs of these paleosavannas, particularly those from the middle Miocene of the Great Plains region of the United States. Both these extant and extinct savannas contain a preponderance of artiodactyl (even-toed ungulate) species; however, the taxonomic composition of each fauna is different. While present-day Afric... 
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KW  - ecomorphology; paleoecology; paleohabitat; Neogene; savanna ecosystems; camelids; ruminants; GREAT-PLAINS; NEW-WORLD; LOCOMOTOR ADAPTATIONS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; GRASSLAND EXPANSION; SOUTH-AMERICA; LATE MIOCENE; BODY-SIZE; EVOLUTION; 1171 Geosciences 
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