| Description |
192 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: What is a mammal? -- Age of mammals: Eocene -- Oligocene -- Miocene -- Pliocene -- Pleistocene -- Other creatures of the Cenozoic era -- Mammal deposits -- Reconstruction: Reconstruction from fossils -- Behavior: How we know -- What they ate -- Social behavior -- Classification: Mammal groupings -- Mammals: Prehistoric profiles -- Reptiles into mammals: Mammal-like reptiles -- Cynodonts-"near-mammals" -- Primitive mammals: Mesozoic mammals -- Marsupials: Kangaroos -- Australian marsupials -- Wombats -- South American marsupials -- Primitive placentals: Eomaia -- Aardvarks -- Desmostylians: Sea cows and relatives -- Proboscids: Deinotheres -- Gomphotheres -- True mastodons -- Elephantids --Mammoths -- Embrithopods: Arsinoitheres -- Edentates: Sloths -- Glyptodonts -- Rodents -- Primates: Early primates -- Monkeys -- Apes -- Australopithecines -- Paranthropus -- Homo erectus -- Homo antecessor -- Neandertals -- Homo sapiens -- Insectivores -- Bats -- Creodonts -- Carnivores: Bear-dogs -- Dogs -- Bears -- Seals and relatives -- Mustelids -- Nimravids -- Civets -- Cats -- Xenosmilus -- Smilodon -- Hyenas -- Early ungulates -- Donocerates -- Whales: Primitive whales -- Whales -- Cloven-hoofed mammals: Entelodonts -- Hippopotamids -- Pigs -- Camels and relatives -- Deer and relatives -- Deer -- Antelope -- Cattle and bison -- Bison -- South American ungulates: Notoungulates -- Litopterns -- Astrapotheres -- Perissodactyls: Palaeotheres -- Rhinoceroses -- Indricotheres -- Chalicotheres -- Early horses -- Later horse -- Brontotheres -- Reference: Museums/glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
Provides young readers with profiles, details, and reconstructions of over 100 prehistoric animals. Written by one of the world's foremost paleontologists, Prehistoric Mammals gives children a rare glimpse at a world gone by in a stunningly illustrated, incredibly comprehensive reference book. Readers take a prehistoric journey through time to visit some of the most amazing creatures that ever walked the Earth. From the well-known saber-toothed cat and woolly mammoth to the obscure but equally amazing hornless rhino and giant ground sloth, a total of 100 remarkable mammals are showcased in full-color detail. Each absorbing profile features a carefully detailed reconstruction of the species, fun-to-read text that explains how the mammal lived and behaved, specifics about its habitat, where fossils have been found, and more. A fact file provides important details at a glance, including the mammal's size and where it lived, and a time line indicates the era in which it existed. Here's a perfect way to spark kids' love of learning. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.0 5.0 87008. |
| Subject |
Mammals, Fossil.
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| ISBN |
0792271343 |
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0792269977 |
| Standard No. |
9780792271345 |
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