Ichnology is the science of marks, tracks, trails, traces
structures and other sources of evidence of biological activity,
beyond the living beings themselves, when studied both in
continents and oceans. In spite of its scientific value and
interdisciplinary contribution, particularly in South America, in
the complex task of identifying ancient environments, information
is dispersed and sometimes even ignored. This book has recovered
the remarkably abundant information that Ichnology of terrestrial
environments has incorporated. The studied geographical regions are
the Pampas of Argentina, vast lowlands with a wide latitudinal
distribution in between the warm and wet subtropical areas and the
cold deserts of Patagonia. Pedogenetic processes preserve tracks
and marks found in sediments, rock surfaces and soils, revealing
the activity of life forms. This book refers to a variety of signs
of biological activity, particularly in ancient soils. This volume
includes abundant original information and a meticulous revision of
paleo-ichnological investigations, most by the author himself, one
of the most important South American specialists, during many
decades of his dedication to scientific research. The book includes
a review of the stratigraphic sequences of the Cenozoic
chronostratigraphic scheme. Firstly, the author provides a scrutiny
of the continental ichnofacies and the ichnological record of the
South American Cenozoic age. This is followed by chapters dedicated
to the faunal associations of vertebrates, with very valuable
information about the past climatic events and biogeographical
changes, of undoubted value for those scholars interested in
vertebrate Paleontology. Likewise, the highly relevant
ichnotaxonomy is also developed exhaustively, with special
reference to the essential activity of insects in the paleosols,
mostly ants and termites. Finally, this book presents the most
complete, extensive and up-dated bibliography in the subject, which
is probably unique as such for southern South America and most of
the world. Certainly, this is a book that will provide valuable
scientific tools for those specialists interested in this
infrequent discipline, either paleontologists, biologists,
geologists, pedologists and sedimentologists.
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