Sabertooth (Hardcover)

With their spectacularly enlarged canines, sabertooth cats are among the most popular of prehistoric animals, yet it is surprising how little information about them is available for the curious layperson. What's more, there were other sabertooths that were not cats, animals with exotic names like nimravids, barbourofelids, and thylacosmilids. Some were no taller than a domestic cat, others were larger than a lion, and some were as weird as their names suggest. Sabertooths continue to pose questions even for specialists. What did they look like? How did they use their spectacular canine teeth? And why did they finally go extinct? In this visual and intellectual treat of a book, Mauricio Anton tells their story in words and pictures, all scrupulously based on the latest scientific research. The book is a glorious wedding of science and art that celebrates the remarkable diversity of the life of the not-so-distant past. -- Indiana University Press

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Life of the Past
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Mauricio Anton
Dimensions:	261 x 189 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	243
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-01042-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General
LSN:	0-253-01042-X
Barcode:	9780253010421

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