Prehistoric Mammals
Author : Alan Turner
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 2004-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780792264415
Author : Alan Turner
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 2004-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780792264415
Author : Donald R. Prothero
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 23,92 MB
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691156824
The ultimate illustrated guide to the lost world of prehistoric mammals 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. Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures. A woolly mammoth probably won't come thundering through your vegetable garden any time soon. But if one did, this would be the book to keep on your windowsill next to the binoculars. It 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. No other book presents such a wealth of new information about these animals—what they looked like, how they behaved, and how they were interrelated. In addition, this unique guide is stunningly illustrated throughout with full-color reconstructions of these beasts—many never before depicted—along with photographs of amazing fossils from around the world. Provides an up-to-date guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths Features a wealth of color illustrations, including new reconstructions of many animals never before depicted Demonstrates evolution in action—such as how whales evolved from hoofed mammals and how giraffes evolved from creatures with short necks Explains how mass extinctions and climate change affected mammals, including why some mammals grew so huge
Author : John A. Long
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801872235
Diagrams showing skeletal features and tooth structure and a glossary of technical terms are included.
Author : Jan Sovak
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 14,96 MB
Release : 1991-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486266732
Forty-one highly detailed, accurately rendered illustrations of ancient animals include the Megistoterium, one of the largest flesh-eating mammals that ever lived; the Smilodon, largest of saber-toothed tigers; the giraffe-like Indricotherium that browsed on treetops, and many more — all royalty-free. Captions.
Author : Anne McCord
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,66 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Mammals
ISBN :
Author : Steve Jenkins
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 47,70 MB
Release : 2005-09-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0547348940
What is it like to come face-to-face with the ten-foot-tall terror bird? Or stare into the mouth of the largest meat eater ever to walk the earth? Can you imagine a millipede that is more than six feet long, or a dinosaur smaller than a chicken? In this “actual size” look at the prehistoric world, which includes two dramatic gatefolds, you’ll meet these awe-inspiring creatures, as well as many others.
Author :
Publisher : Windmill Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,38 MB
Release : 2009-12-30
Category : Mammals, Fossil
ISBN : 9781607547877
With the help of fossil evidence, this book provides physical descriptions of twenty-nine prehistoric mammals.
Author : Donald R. Prothero
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 16,40 MB
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1400884454
The ultimate illustrated guide to the lost world of prehistoric mammals 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. Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures. A woolly mammoth probably won't come thundering through your vegetable garden any time soon. But if one did, this would be the book to keep on your windowsill next to the binoculars. It 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. No other book presents such a wealth of new information about these animals—what they looked like, how they behaved, and how they were interrelated. In addition, this unique guide is stunningly illustrated throughout with full-color reconstructions of these beasts—many never before depicted—along with photographs of amazing fossils from around the world. Provides an up-to-date guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths Features a wealth of color illustrations, including new reconstructions of many animals never before depicted Demonstrates evolution in action—such as how whales evolved from hoofed mammals and how giraffes evolved from creatures with short necks Explains how mass extinctions and climate change affected mammals, including why some mammals grew so huge
Author : Ian M. Lange
Publisher : Mountain Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,14 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780878426805
Lange untangles the complex evolutionary lineages of mammal families, including the gomphotheres, elephant-like creatures that coexisted with humans at the end of the Pleistocene. You�ll learn about the geologic events that led to the ice ages, along with possible causes for the mass extinctions of so many species.
Author : Tom McGowen
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 16,93 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Mammals, Fossil
ISBN : 9780528820335
A brief, general introduction to the history and characteristics of prehistoric mammals in general, and specific descriptions of twelve different kinds.