Cenogram Explained

A cenogram is a graphical comparison of the average adult weight of mammalian species within a terrestrial area. In studying ancient communities, it is used to draw conclusions about biome, including whether a biome is species rich, its relative humidity and level of forestation. Cenograms were introduced in 1964 by J.A. Valverde in Terre et Vie and have become common in the study of prehistoric fauna of the northern hemisphere.^[1]

References

• Book: MacFadden, Bruce J. . Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae . Cambridge University Press . 1994 . 0-521-47708-5 . 314.
• Book: Prothero, Donald R. . After the Dinosaurs: the Age of Mammals . Indiana University Press . 2006 . 0-253-34733-5 . 163.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Palombo . Maria Rita . Caterina Giovinazzo . What do cenograms tell us about the mammalian palaeoecology? . 2004 . Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum . 2009-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719083057/http://senckenberg.de/fis/doc/abstracts/82_Palombo_etal_2.pdf . 2011-07-19 . dead .