After the Dinosaurs The Age of Mammals

Name: After the Dinosaurs The Age of Mammals
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ISBN: 9780253347336

ISBN-10: 0253347335

ISBN-13: 9780253347336

Edition: 2006

Authors: Donald R. Prothero

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Perhaps nudged over the evolutionary cliff by a giant boloid striking the earth, the incredible and fascinating group of animals called dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago (except for their feathered descendants). In their place evolved an enormous variety of land creatures, especially the mammals, which in their way were every bit as remarkable as their Mesozoic cousins.The Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its Jurassic Park, but it was an amazing time in earth's history, populated by a wonderful assortment of bizarre animals. The rapid evolution of thousands of species of mammals brought forth gigantic hornless rhinos, sabertooth cats, mastodonts and mammoths,…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 7/13/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 392
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English




Introduction



The End of the Dinosaurs?



Brave New World: The Paleocene



Dawn of the Recent: The Eocene



The Icehouse Cometh: The Oligocene



The Savanna Story: The Miocene



The World in Transition: The Pliocene



Ice Time: The Pleistocene



Our Interglacial: The Holocene


Bibliography