Download or read book Evolutionary Stasis and Change in the Dominican Republic Neogene written by Ross H. Nehm and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-21 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, a diverse group of geologists and paleobiologists focus their attention on the richly fossiliferous Neogene stratigraphic sections of the Dominican Republic. They provide an updated geological framework and a series of novel studies of evolutionary stasis and change among different lineages and associated ecological communities. This collection of studies illustrates the immense potential of collaborative, multidisciplinary, and field-based paleobiological research.