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Autore |
Kielan-Jaworowska Zofia |
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Titolo |
In pursuit of early mammals [[electronic resource] /] / Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Archaeological expeditions |
Mammals, Fossil |
Paleontology - Mesozoic |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Institutional Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods: Collecting Materials and Establishing Relationships; 3. Paleontological Exploration of Mongolia by American, Japanese, Soviet, and Russian Expeditions, including the Mongolian Academy/ American Museum and Mongolia/Japan Joint Expeditions; 4. The Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expeditions, 1963-1971, and the Nomadic Expedition, 2002; 5. Origins of Mammals and the Earliest Representatives of Mammaliaforms and Mammals; 6. Haramiyidans and Probable Related Forms; 7. Docodontans |
8. Eutriconodontans9. Monotremes and the Issue of Australosphenida and Tribosphenida; 10. Multituberculates and Gondwanatherians; 11. "Symmetrodontans"; 12. "Eupantotherians" and the Origin of Tribosphenic and Pseudotribosphenic Molars; 13. Tribotheria, Metatheria, and the Issue of the Deltatheroida; 14. Eutherian and Placental Mammals; 15. Aspects of Paleobiology of Mammaliaforms and Early Mammals; 16. Diversification of Mammaliaforms and Mesozoic Mammals: A Summary; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Pursuit of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that |
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lived during the Mesozoic era, the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and describes their origins, anatomy, systematics, paleobiology, and distribution. It also tells the story of the author, a world-renowned specialist on these animals, and the other prominent paleontologists who have studied them. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead large-scale paleontological expeditions, including eight to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, which brought back important collections of dinosaur, early mammal, and other fossil |
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