From shrews to blue whales, placental mammals are among the most
diverse and successful vertebrates on the Earth. Arising sometime
near the Late Cretaceous, this broad clade of mammals contains more
than 1,000 genera and approximately 4,400 extant species. Although
much studied, the origin and diversification of the placentals
continue to be a source of debate.
Paleontologists Kenneth D. Rose and J. David Archibald have
assembled the world's leading authorities to provide a
comprehensive and up-to-date evolutionary history of placental
mammals. Focusing on anatomical evidence, the contributors present
an unbiased scientific account of the initial radiation and ordinal
relationships of placental mammals, representing both the consensus
and significant minority viewpoints. This book will be invaluable
to paleontologists, evolutionary biologists, mammalogists, and
students.
Contributors: J. David Archibald, San Diego State University;
Robert J. Asher, Institut fA1/4r Systematische Zoologie; Jonathan
I. Bloch, University of Michigan; Douglas M. Boyer, University of
Michigan; Daryl P. Domning, Howard University; Eduardo Eizirik,
National Cancer Institute; Robert J. Emry, Smithsonian Institution;
JArg Erfurt, Martin-Luther-University; John J. Flynn, The Field
Museum; Timothy J. Gaudin, University of Tennessee; Emmanuel
Gheerbrant, MusA(c)um National d'Histoire Naturelle; Philip D.
Gingerich, The University of Michigan; Patricia A. Holroyd,
University of California, Berkeley; J. J. Hooker, The Natural
History Museum; LA(c)o F. Laporte, University of California, Santa
Cruz; Jin Meng, American Museum of Natural History;William J.
Murphy, National Cancer Institute; Jason C. Mussell, TheJohns
Hopkins University School of Medicine; Michael J. Novacek, American
Museum of Natural History; Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer
Institute; Kenneth D. Rose, The Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine; Guillermo W. Rougier, University of Louisville; Eric J.
Sargis, Yale University; Mary T. Silcox, University of Winnipeg;
Nancy B. Simmons, American Museum of Natural History; Mark S.
Springer, University of California, Riverside; Gerhard Storch,
Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg; Pascal Tassy, MusA(c)um National
d'Histoire Naturelle; Jessica M. Theodor, Illinois State Museum;
Gina D. Wesley, The University of Chicago; John R. Wible, Carnegie
Museum of Natural History; AndrA(c) Wyss, University of California,
Santa Barbara.
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