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The Tertiary Record of Rodents in North America
William W. Korth
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paperback. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Nearly half of the known species of mammals alive today (more than 1600) are rodents or "gnawing mammals" (Nowak and Paradiso, 1983). The diversity of rodents is greater than that of any other order of mammals. Thus, it is not surprising that the fossil record of this order is extensive and fossil material of rodents from the Tertiary is known from all continents except Antarctica and Australia. The purpose of this book is to compile the published knowledge on fossil rodents from North America and present it in a way that is accessible to paleontologists and mammalogists interested in evolutionary ... Read more
Nearly half of the known species of mammals alive today (more than 1600) are rodents or "gnawing mammals" (Nowak and Paradiso, 1983). The diversity of rodents is greater than that of any other order of mammals. Thus, it is not surprising that the fossil record of this order is extensive and fossil material of rodents from the Tertiary is known from all continents except Antarctica and Australia. The purpose of this book is to compile the published knowledge on fossil rodents from North America and present it in a way that is accessible to paleontologists and mammalogists interested in evolutionary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Series
Topics in Geobiology
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489914460
SKU
V9781489914460
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