The Princeton Field Guide To Prehistoric Mammals (princeton, De Donald R. Prothero. Editorial Princeton University Press, Tapa Dura En Inglés, 0000

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- Titulo: The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals (Princeton Field Guides)

- Autor: Donald R. Prothero
- Idioma: Ingles
- Formato: Papel -Tapa Dura
- Editorial: Princeton University Press
- ISBN-13: 9780691156828
- Páginas: 240
- Dimensiones: 27.94cm. x 22.35cm. x 2.29cm.
- Peso: 1.34 kg.

-Descripción:

After 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. This illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures 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. This guide is illustrated throughout with full-color reconstructions of these beasts--many never before depicted--along with photographs of amazing fossils from around the world. It provides a guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths and features illustrations, including new reconstructions of many animals never before depicted. It demonstrates evolution in action--such as how whales evolved from hoofed mammals and how giraffes evolved from creatures with short necks. It explains how mass extinctions and climate change affected mammals, including why some mammals grew so huge.