Beasts of Eden :: walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution /
Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more fascinating of the two--in part because it is also our own story. In this literate and entertaining book, eminent naturalist David Rains Wallace brings the saga of ancient mammals to a general audience for...
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Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
Sprache: | English |
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Zusammenfassung: | Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more fascinating of the two--in part because it is also our own story. In this literate and entertaining book, eminent naturalist David Rains Wallace brings the saga of ancient mammals to a general audience for the first time. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 340 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-314) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780520939400 0520939409 1597344818 9781597344814 0520246845 9780520246843 1417545399 9781417545391 |
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spelling | Wallace, David Rains, 1945- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJg8DdRkJMwB3pK94PFR8C http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78003587 Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wallace. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004. 1 online resource (xxviii, 340 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-314) and index. Print version record. Prologue: The Fresco and the Fossil -- Pachyderms in the Catacombs -- Dr. Jekyll and the Stonesfield Jaws -- The Origin of Mammals -- The Noblest Conquest -- Terrible Horns and Heavy Feet -- Mr. Megatherium versus Professor Mylodon -- Fire Beasts of the Antipodes -- Titans on Parade -- Five-toed Horses and Missing Links -- The Invisible Dawn Man -- A Bonaparte of Beasts -- Love and Theory -- Simpson's Cynodont-to-Smilodon Synthesis -- Shifting Ground -- Dissolving Ancestries -- Exploding Faunas -- The Revenge of the Shell Hunters -- Simpson Redivivus -- Winds Thieves of the Kyzylkum -- The Serpent's Offering -- Anthropoid Leapfrog -- Epilogue: Cenozoic Parks. Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more fascinating of the two--in part because it is also our own story. In this literate and entertaining book, eminent naturalist David Rains Wallace brings the saga of ancient mammals to a general audience for the first time. Mammals Evolution. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080267 Mammals, Fossil. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080273 Mammals. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080259 Fossils. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89005492 Mammals Evolution Fossils Mammifères Évolution. Mammifères fossiles. Mammifères. Fossiles. Mammalia (class) aat fossils. aat SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Mammals. bisacsh NATURE Animals Mammals. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution. bisacsh Mammals fast Fossils fast Mammals Evolution fast Mammals, Fossil fast Electronic books. has work: Beasts of Eden (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFvQvKwcbvTPr4K7mDGPwC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Wallace, David Rains, 1945- Beasts of Eden. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004 0520237315 (DLC) 2003022857 (OCoLC)53254011 |
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title | Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / |
title_auth | Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / |
title_exact_search | Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / |
title_full | Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wallace. |
title_fullStr | Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wallace. |
title_full_unstemmed | Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wallace. |
title_short | Beasts of Eden : |
title_sort | beasts of eden walking whales dawn horses and other enigmas of mammal evolution |
title_sub | walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / |
topic | Mammals Evolution. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080267 Mammals, Fossil. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080273 Mammals. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080259 Fossils. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89005492 Mammals Evolution Fossils Mammifères Évolution. Mammifères fossiles. Mammifères. Fossiles. Mammalia (class) aat fossils. aat SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Mammals. bisacsh NATURE Animals Mammals. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution. bisacsh Mammals fast Fossils fast Mammals Evolution fast Mammals, Fossil fast |
topic_facet | Mammals Evolution. Mammals, Fossil. Mammals. Fossils. Mammals Evolution Fossils Mammifères Évolution. Mammifères fossiles. Mammifères. Fossiles. Mammalia (class) fossils. SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Mammals. NATURE Animals Mammals. SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution. Mammals Evolution Mammals, Fossil Electronic books. |
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