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The Origin and Evolution of Mammals
T. S. Kemp
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Description for The Origin and Evolution of Mammals
Paperback. Mammals are the dominant large animals, occurring in virtually every environment. This book presents an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their explosive radiation since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Num Pages: 344 pages, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment. This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their explosive radiation since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Tom Kemp also unveils the exciting molecular evidence, which, coupled with important new fossils, is presently challenging current thinking on the interrelationships and historical biogeography of mammals. The Origin and Evolution of Mammals will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students ... Read more
Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment. This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their explosive radiation since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Tom Kemp also unveils the exciting molecular evidence, which, coupled with important new fossils, is presently challenging current thinking on the interrelationships and historical biogeography of mammals. The Origin and Evolution of Mammals will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
621g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198507611
SKU
V9780198507611
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Reviews for The Origin and Evolution of Mammals
a splendid work . . . it seems the indispensable source of knowlegde on mammalian evolution' Acta, Palaeontol, Pol. 50, 50(2): 208, 2005