Owls, caves and fossils: predation, preservation and accumulation of small mammal bones in caves, with an analysis of the Pleistocene cave faunas from Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK
1990, 1st Edition. London: Natural History Museum Publications. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #352030
ISBN: 0565011189
Physical description: viii, 231 pages: illustrations. Contents: 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. Summary:
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. Subjects: Birds of prey.
Predatory animals. Cave animals England Westbury.
Mammals, Fossil. Paleontology.
Price: €425.00