Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wallace.
Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more fascinating of the two--in part because it is also our own story. In this literate and entertaining book, eminent naturalist David Rains Wallace brings the saga of ancient mammals to a general audience for...
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Full Text (via De Gruyter) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2004.
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| Summary: | Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more fascinating of the two--in part because it is also our own story. In this literate and entertaining book, eminent naturalist David Rains Wallace brings the saga of ancient mammals to a general audience for the first time. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 340 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-314) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520939400 0520939409 1597344818 9781597344814 0520246845 9780520246843 1417545399 9781417545391 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |