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The Princeton field guide to prehistoric mammals, Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Mary Persis Williams

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The Princeton field guide to prehistoric mammals, Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Mary Persis Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Princeton field guide to prehistoric mammals

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

948560881

Responsibility statement

Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Mary Persis Williams

Series statement

Princeton field guide

Summary

"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. This book is an illustrated field guide to the lost world of these prehistoric creatures. It covers all the main groups of fossil mammals, discussing taxonomy and evolutionary history, and providing concise accounts of the better-known genera and species as well as an up-to-date family tree for each group. Illustrated throughout with full-color reconstructions and photographs of fossils from around the world."--, Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

The age of mammals -- The origin and early evolution of mammals -- Marsupials: pouched mammals -- Placental mammals (Eutheria) -- Xenarthra: sloths, anteaters, and armadillos -- Afrotheria: elephants, hyraxes, sea cows, aardvarks, and their relatives -- Euarchontoglires: Euarchonta. Primates, tree shrews, and colugos -- Euarchontoglires: Glires. Rodents and lagomorphs -- Laurasiatheria: insectivores. Order Eulipotyphla and other insectivorous mammals -- Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera. Bats -- Laurasiatheria: Pholidota. Pangolins, or "scaly anteaters" -- Laurasiatheria: Carnivora and Creodonta. Predatory mammals -- Laurasiatheria: Ungulata. Hoofed mammals and their relatives -- Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla. "Even-toed" hoofed mammals: pigs, hippos, whales, camels, ruminants, and their extinct relatives -- Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla. "Odd-toed" hoofed mammals: horses, rhinos, tapirs, and their extinct relatives -- Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata. South American hoofed mammals -- Uintatheres, pantodonts, taeniodonts, and tillodonts -- Mammalian evolution and extinction

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Field guide to prehistoric mammalsPrehistoric mammals

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