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
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