The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals / / Donald R. Prothero.
After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth were spectacular beasts such as saber-toothed cats, giant mastodonts, immense ground sloths, and gigantic giraffe-like rhinoceroses. Here is the ultimat...
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Field Guides ;
112 |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 303 color & b&w illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- DEDICATION
- PREFACE
- 1. The Age of Mammals
- 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals
- 3. Marsupials: Pouched Mammals
- 4. Placental Mammals (Eutheria)
- 5. Xenarthra
- 6. Afrotheria
- 7. Euarchontoglires
- 8. Euarchontoglires
- 9. Laurasiatheria
- 10. Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera
- 11. Laurasiatheria
- 12. Laurasiatheria
- 13. Laurasiatheria: Ungulata
- 14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla
- 15. Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla
- 16. Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata
- 17. Uintatheres, Pantodonts, Taeniodonts, and Tillodonts
- 18. Mammalian Evolution and Extinction
- Illustration Credits
- Further Reading
- Index