04942nam 22008655 450 991014920120332120240102235720.01-78684-191-610.1515/9781400884452(MiAaPQ)EBC4738807(CaBNVSL)gtp00567127(Credo)princetonqhb2016(OCoLC)987717323(Credo)9781786841919(DE-B1597)476910(OCoLC)1013947541(OCoLC)1029829883(OCoLC)1032682002(OCoLC)1037981032(OCoLC)1041998190(OCoLC)1046611623(OCoLC)1047018752(OCoLC)1049629462(OCoLC)1054865655(OCoLC)979581179(DE-B1597)9781400884452(PPN)251069907(CKB)3710000000884527(EXLCZ)99371000000088452720190708d2016 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals /Donald R. Prothero[Enhanced Credo edition]Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]©20171 online resource (241 pages) color illustrationsPrinceton Field Guides ;1120-691-15682-4 1-4008-8445-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- PREFACE -- 1. The Age of Mammals -- 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals -- 3. Marsupials: Pouched Mammals -- 4. Placental Mammals (Eutheria) -- 5. Xenarthra -- 6. Afrotheria -- 7. Euarchontoglires -- 8. Euarchontoglires -- 9. Laurasiatheria -- 10. Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera -- 11. Laurasiatheria -- 12. Laurasiatheria -- 13. Laurasiatheria: Ungulata -- 14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla -- 15. Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla -- 16. Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata -- 17. Uintatheres, Pantodonts, Taeniodonts, and Tillodonts -- 18. Mammalian Evolution and Extinction -- Illustration Credits -- Further Reading -- IndexAfter 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. Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures.A woolly mammoth probably won't come thundering through your vegetable garden any time soon. But if one did, this would be the book to keep on your windowsill next to the binoculars. 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. No other book presents such a wealth of new information about these animals-what they looked like, how they behaved, and how they were interrelated. In addition, this unique guide is stunningly illustrated throughout with full-color reconstructions of these beasts-many never before depicted-along with photographs of amazing fossils from around the world.Provides an up-to-date guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths Features a wealth of color illustrations, including new reconstructions of many animals never before depictedDemonstrates evolution in action-such as how whales evolved from hoofed mammals and how giraffes evolved from creatures with short necksExplains how mass extinctions and climate change affected mammals, including why some mammals grew so hugePrinceton field guides.Mammals, FossilMammals, FossilPictorial worksExtinct mammalsExtinct mammalsPictorial worksPaleontologyCenozoicMammalsEvolutionMammalsPhylogenyIllustrated works.fastPictorial works.fastIllustrated works.lcgftMammals, Fossil.Mammals, FossilExtinct mammals.Extinct mammalsPaleontologyMammalsEvolution.MammalsPhylogeny.569NAT007000NAT019000SCI100000SCI060000SCI054000bisacshProthero Donald R., 442224Williams Mary Persis1230725Credo Reference (Firm),DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910149201203321The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals2857419UNINA