Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wa...
Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wa...
Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wallace.
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Berkeley., California : University of California Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N599.138/1
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English
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xxviii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24cm.
Contents
Prologue: the fresco and the fossil -- 1. Pachyderms in the catacombs -- 2. Dr. Jekyll and the stonesfield jaws -- 3. The origin of mammals -- 4. The noblest conquest -- 5. Terrible horns and heavy feet -- 6. Mr. Megatherium versus professor Mylodon -- 7. Fire beasts of the antipodes -- 8. Titans on...
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Berkeley., California : University of California Press, 2004.
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California
Date Published
2004.
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Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains Wallace.
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Includes Index.
Bibliography : p. 297-314.
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N599.138/1
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74VK2WpQOyvA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2WpQOyvA
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0520237315 (alk. paper)
9780520237315 (alk. paper)
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599.138
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991018069609702626
