Paleoecology, Evolution, Biogeography and Systematics of Quaternary Ground Sloths
A special issue of Quaternary (ISSN 2571-550X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2938
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Dear Colleagues,
As the title of the volume “Paleoecology, Evolution, Biogeography and Systematics of Quaternary Ground Sloths” indicates, there are only two constraints on the articles submitted, i.e., that the primary taxonomic unit is on an extinct sloth and that it is a taxon from the Quaternary. Within those two parameters, articles that address any aspect of sloth paleoecology using any approach such as stable isotopes, evolutionary aspects of the sloth, distribution and biogeography, and possible causes of extinction of sloths at the end of the Pleistocene are welcome. While broader taxonomic relationships may be addressed, we do not anticipate including the description of new sloth taxa as that may be better addressed in other journals, although functional anatomy as related to the sloth’s ecology is welcome. Information on Quaternary sloths based on trace fossils such as tracks and coprolites is also welcome in the volume. Articles may be narrowly focused on a taxon or locality and may be the first time a specimen or sloth locality is described, or it may be a broader synthesis on one of the above topics as it is applicable to a specific sloth taxon. A diversity of approaches is welcome, and it is hoped that geographically, we can cover all regions from which Quaternary sloths are known.
Thank you for your interest in this volume, and I look forward to seeing your submission.
Dr. H. Gregory McDonald
Dr. Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- paleoecology
- stable isotopes
- extinction
- biogeography
- paleoclimate
- morphology
- trace fossils
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