The rise of marine mammals : 50 million years of evolution /

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Marine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched seals and dolphins on the walls of Paleolithic caves; today, engineers develop microprocessors to track these denizens of the deep. This groundbreaking book from highly respected marine mammal paleontologist Annalisa B...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Berta, Annalisa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Marine animals > Evolution.
Mammals > Evolution.
Faune marine > Évolution.
Mammifères > Évolution.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Mammals > Evolution
Evolution
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage : rocks, fossils and evolution
  • The oldest marine mammals : whales and sea cows
  • Later diverging whales : Neoceti
  • Aquatic carnivores : pinnipeds and a bear-like carnivoran
  • Crown sirenians and their desmostylian relatives
  • Aquatic sloths and recent occupants of the sea-sea otters and polar bears
  • Diversity changes through time : the influence of climate change and humans.

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