Evolving eden : an illustrated guide to the evolution of the African large-mammal fauna / Alan Turne...
Evolving eden : an illustrated guide to the evolution of the African large-mammal fauna / Alan Turne...
Evolving eden : an illustrated guide to the evolution of the African large-mammal fauna / Alan Turner and Mauricio AntoÌn̂.
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Publisher
New York ; Chichester [England] : Columbia University Press, c2004.
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N599.13809/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 269 p., [16] p. of plaes : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Elisabeth Vrba -- 1. Dating, continental drift, climate change, and the motor of evolution -- 2. The background to mammalian evolution in Africa -- 3. African mammals, past and present -- 4. Fossil sites in Africa -- 5. The evolving African mammalian fauna.
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Publisher
New York ; Chichester [England] : Columbia University Press, c2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2004.
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Summary
"This illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa within the context of dramatic changes over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence."--BOOK JACKET.
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Evolving eden : an illustrated guide to the evolution of the African large-mammal fauna / Alan Turner and Mauricio AntoÌn̂.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-255) and index.
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N599.13809/1
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74VKmR5Z20Ol
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmR5Z20Ol
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ISBN
0231119445 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231119443 (alk. paper)
0231119445 (alk. paper)
9780231119443 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
599.138096
MMS ID
991020564839702626
