One Hundred Million Years of Evolution
Hardback
Publication Date: 28/03/2003
From kangaroos and koalas to the giant diprotodon and bizarre "thingodontans", prehistoric mammals evolved within the changing and sometimes harsh environments of Australia. As part of Gondwana, Australia was the first landmass to be isolated from the supercontinent Pangaea. In this book, four palaeontologists present a history of the development of modern mammals from the unique evolutionary environment of Australia and New Guinea. The authors describe both what is known about prehistoric Australian mammals and what can be reconstructed from the fossil evidence about their appearance and behaviours. This accessible reference work offers facts about how each mammal got its name and provides a description of how the fossil mammal resembles its modern descendants. Over 200 illustrations enhance the text, which describes the age, diet and habitat of these extinct mammals. The authors also detail how each mammal evolved and is now classified. Diagrams showing skeletal features and tooth structure and a glossary of technical terms are also included.
- ISBN:
- 9780801872235
- 9780801872235
- Category:
- Zoology: Mammals
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 28-03-2003
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x279x22mm
- Weight:
- 1.32kg
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