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245 14 a| The Princeton field guide to prehistoric mammalsh| [electronic resource] /c| Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Mary Persis Williams.;

246 30 a| Field guide to prehistoric mammals;

246 30 a| Prehistoric mammals;

260 a| Princeton, New Jersey :b| Princeton University Press,c| [2017];

300 a| 240 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 29 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index.;

505 00 g| 1. Thet| age of mammals --g| 2. Thet| origin and early evolution of mammals --g| 3.t| Marsupials : pouched mammals --g| 4.t| Placental mammals (Eutheria) --g| 5.t| Xenarthra : sloths, anteaters, and armadillos --g| 6.t| Afrotheria : elephants, hyraxes, sea cows, aardvarks, and their relatives --g| 7.t| Euarchontoglires : Euarchonta. Primates, tree shrews, and colugos --g| 8.t| Euarchontoglires : Glires. Rodents and lagomorphs --g| 9.t| Laurasiatheria : insectivores. Order Eulipotyphla and other insectivorous mammals --g| 10.t| Laurasiatheria : Chiroptera. Bats --g| 11.t| Laurasiatheria : Pholidota. Pangolins, or "scaly anteaters" --g| 12.t| Laurasiatheria : Carnivora and Creodonta. Predatory mammals --g| 13.t| Laurasiatheria : Ungulata. Hoofed mammals and their relatives --g| 14.t| Laurasiatheria : Artiodactyla. "Even-toed" hoofed mammals : pigs, hippos, whales, camels, ruminants, and their extinct relatives --g| 15.t| Laurasiatheria : Perissodactyla. "Odd-toed" hoofed mammals : horses, rhinos, tapirs, and their extinct relatives --g| 16.t| Laurasiatheria : Meridiungulata. South American hoofed mammals --g| 17.t| Uintatheres, pantodonts, taeniodonts, and tillodonts --g| 18.t| Mammalian evolution and extinction.;

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520 a| 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. - -c| Source other than the Library of Congress.;

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

Author/creator	Prothero, Donald R.
Other author	Williams, Mary Persis.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Description	240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Credo Reference Academic Core
Subjects	Mammals, Fossil. Mammals, Fossil--Pictorial works. Extinct mammals. Extinct mammals--Pictorial works. Paleontology--Cenozoic. Mammals--Evolution. Mammals--Phylogeny.

Portion of title	Field guide to prehistoric mammals
Portion of title	Prehistoric mammals
Contents	1. The age of mammals -- 2. The origin and early evolution of mammals -- 3. Marsupials : pouched mammals -- 4. Placental mammals (Eutheria) -- 5. Xenarthra : sloths, anteaters, and armadillos -- 6. Afrotheria : elephants, hyraxes, sea cows, aardvarks, and their relatives -- 7. Euarchontoglires : Euarchonta. Primates, tree shrews, and colugos -- 8. Euarchontoglires : Glires. Rodents and lagomorphs -- 9. Laurasiatheria : insectivores. Order Eulipotyphla and other insectivorous mammals -- 10. Laurasiatheria : Chiroptera. Bats -- 11. Laurasiatheria : Pholidota. Pangolins, or "scaly anteaters" -- 12. Laurasiatheria : Carnivora and Creodonta. Predatory mammals -- 13. Laurasiatheria : Ungulata. Hoofed mammals and their relatives -- 14. Laurasiatheria : Artiodactyla. "Even-toed" hoofed mammals : pigs, hippos, whales, camels, ruminants, and their extinct relatives -- 15. Laurasiatheria : Perissodactyla. "Odd-toed" hoofed mammals : horses, rhinos, tapirs, and their extinct relatives -- 16. Laurasiatheria : Meridiungulata. South American hoofed mammals -- 17. Uintatheres, pantodonts, taeniodonts, and tillodonts -- 18. Mammalian evolution and extinction.
Abstract	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. - - Source other than the Library of Congress.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2016946980
ISBN	9780691156828 (hbk)
ISBN	0691156824 (hbk)
Stock number	Princeton Univ Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-760X

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