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)
Other Authors: Troll, Ray, 1954- (Illustrator), Stout, William, 1949- (Illustrator), Boessenecker, Robert (Illustrator), Buell, Carl Dennis (Illustrator), Sumich, James L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mammals > Evolution.
Marine animals > Evolution.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Setting the stage : rocks, fossils, and evolution
  • 2. The oldest marine mammals : whales and sea cows
  • 3. Later-diverging whales : Neoceti
  • 4. Aquatic carnivorans : pinnipeds and a bear-like carnivoran
  • 5. Crown sirenians and their desmostylian relatives
  • 6. Aquatic sloths and recent occupants of the sea, sea otters and polar bears
  • 7. Diversity changes through time : the influence of climate change and humans.

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