Steinberg, Peter D.

2 publications

Estes, James A.; Steinberg, Peter D. (detail)
1988Predation, herbivory, and kelp evolution.
Paleobiology 14(1): 19-36. 1 tab. 1 fig. Winter 1988.
—Briefly reviews the history of North Pacific sirs. and desmostylians, arguing that the Late Miocene appearance of sirs. adapted to kelp-eating supports the hypothesis that kelps did not become abundant or diverse until that time (21-22). See also Domning (1989a).
Estes, James A.; Steinberg, Peter D. (detail)
1989Response to Domning [1989a].
Paleobiology 15(1): 57-60. "Winter 1989" (mailed June 13, 1989).
—Defends a late Cenozoic date for the adaptive radiation of kelps, and points out limitations on the likely roles of sirs. and desmostylians as kelp herbivores.