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The origin and evolution of mammals /
Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment. This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their explosive radiation since the e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Oxford biology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment. This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their explosive radiation since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Tom Kemp also unveils the exciting molecular evidence, which, coupled with important new fossils, is presently challenging current. thinking on the interrelationships and historical biogeography of mammals. The Origin and Evolution of Mammals will be. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 331 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191545177 0191545171 9786610829484 6610829489 |