Synopses & Reviews
Owls, Caves, and Fossils is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated account of small mammal taphonomy. The study of small mammal remains has previously been neglected in favor of such large mammals as elephants, bovids, and carnivores, and Andrews remedies this deficiency by analyzing the taphonomic processes significant in the preservation of small mammal fauna in caves.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p.[215]-221) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction to Small Mammal Taphonomy
2. Predators and Predation
3. Modifications of Small Mammal Bones
4. Cave Formation and Taphonomy
5. The Cave Deposits at Westbury-Sub-Mendip
6. The Westbury Small Mammals Faunas
7. Palaeoecology of the Westbury
Appendix
References
Index