Mergers and Star Formation: The Environment and Stellar Mass Growth of the Progenitors of Ultra-Massive Galaxies since z = 2
Benedetta Vulcani et al 2016 ApJ 816 86
A sample of progenitors of local ultra-massive galaxies supports the model of massive-galaxy formation wherein in-situ star formation dominates at z~2, mergers dominate at z<1, and both occur at 1<z<2.