LEADER 04942nam 22008655 450 001 9910149201203321 005 20240102235720.0 010 $a1-78684-191-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400884452 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4738807 035 $a(CaBNVSL)gtp00567127 035 $a(Credo)princetonqhb2016 035 $a(OCoLC)987717323 035 $a(Credo)9781786841919 035 $a(DE-B1597)476910 035 $a(OCoLC)1013947541 035 $a(OCoLC)1029829883 035 $a(OCoLC)1032682002 035 $a(OCoLC)1037981032 035 $a(OCoLC)1041998190 035 $a(OCoLC)1046611623 035 $a(OCoLC)1047018752 035 $a(OCoLC)1049629462 035 $a(OCoLC)1054865655 035 $a(OCoLC)979581179 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400884452 035 $a(PPN)251069907 035 $a(CKB)3710000000884527 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000884527 100 $a20190708d2016 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals /$fDonald R. Prothero 205 $a[Enhanced Credo edition] 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ : $cPrinceton University Press, $d[2016] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (241 pages) $ccolor illustrations 225 0 $aPrinceton Field Guides ;$v112 311 $a0-691-15682-4 311 $a1-4008-8445-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tDEDICATION -- $tPREFACE -- $t1. The Age of Mammals -- $t2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals -- $t3. Marsupials: Pouched Mammals -- $t4. Placental Mammals (Eutheria) -- $t5. Xenarthra -- $t6. Afrotheria -- $t7. Euarchontoglires -- $t8. Euarchontoglires -- $t9. Laurasiatheria -- $t10. Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera -- $t11. Laurasiatheria -- $t12. Laurasiatheria -- $t13. Laurasiatheria: Ungulata -- $t14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla -- $t15. Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla -- $t16. Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata -- $t17. Uintatheres, Pantodonts, Taeniodonts, and Tillodonts -- $t18. Mammalian Evolution and Extinction -- $tIllustration Credits -- $tFurther Reading -- $tIndex 330 $aAfter the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth were spectacular beasts such as saber-toothed cats, giant mastodonts, immense ground sloths, and gigantic giraffe-like rhinoceroses. Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures.A woolly mammoth probably won't come thundering through your vegetable garden any time soon. But if one did, this would be the book to keep on your windowsill next to the binoculars. It covers all the main groups of fossil mammals, discussing taxonomy and evolutionary history, and providing concise accounts of the better-known genera and species as well as an up-to-date family tree for each group. No other book presents such a wealth of new information about these animals-what they looked like, how they behaved, and how they were interrelated. In addition, this unique guide is stunningly illustrated throughout with full-color reconstructions of these beasts-many never before depicted-along with photographs of amazing fossils from around the world.Provides an up-to-date guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths Features a wealth of color illustrations, including new reconstructions of many animals never before depictedDemonstrates evolution in action-such as how whales evolved from hoofed mammals and how giraffes evolved from creatures with short necksExplains how mass extinctions and climate change affected mammals, including why some mammals grew so huge 410 0$aPrinceton field guides. 606 $aMammals, Fossil 606 $aMammals, Fossil$vPictorial works 606 $aExtinct mammals 606 $aExtinct mammals$vPictorial works 606 $aPaleontology$yCenozoic 606 $aMammals$xEvolution 606 $aMammals$xPhylogeny 608 $aIllustrated works.$2fast 608 $aPictorial works.$2fast 608 $aIllustrated works.$2lcgft 615 0$aMammals, Fossil. 615 0$aMammals, Fossil 615 0$aExtinct mammals. 615 0$aExtinct mammals 615 0$aPaleontology 615 0$aMammals$xEvolution. 615 0$aMammals$xPhylogeny. 676 $a569 686 $aNAT007000$aNAT019000$aSCI100000$aSCI060000$aSCI054000$2bisacsh 700 $aProthero$b Donald R., $0442224 701 $aWilliams$b Mary Persis$01230725 712 02$aCredo Reference (Firm), 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910149201203321 996 $aThe Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals$92857419 997 $aUNINA