The Proboscidea: evolution and palaeoecology of elephants and their relatives

Abstract

PART I: INTRODUCTION PART II: PROBOSCIDEAN RELATIVES PART III: THE FIRST RADIATION: EARLY PROBOSCIDEANS PART IV: THE SECOND RADIATION: GOMPHOTHERES AND STEGODONTIDS PART V: THE THIRD RADIATION: ELEPHANTIDAE PART VI: PALAEOECOLOGY, TAPHONOMY, EXTINCTION, AND CONSERVATION PART VI: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS