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The origin and evolution of mammals / T.S. Kemp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kemp, T. S. (Thomas Stainforth)
- Series:
- Oxford biology.
- Oxford biology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mammals--Evolution.
- Mammals.
- Mammals--Origin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (342 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Origin & evolution of mammals
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment. This text is an account of the remarkable fossil records that document their origin since the extinction of the dinosaurs.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Time and classification; 3 Evolution of the mammal-like reptiles; 4 Evolution of mammalian biology; 5 The Mesozoic mammals; 6 Living and fossil marsupials; 7 Living and fossil placentals; References; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-323) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-191658-7
- 1-280-82948-6
- 0-19-154517-1
- 9786610829484
- 1-4356-1800-9
- OCLC:
- 466434053
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