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1 online resource. |
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Life of the past |
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Life of the past.
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| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In Pursuit of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era, the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and describes their origins, anatomy, systematics, paleobiology, and distribution. It also tells the story of the author, a world-renowned specialist on these animals, and the other prominent paleontologists who have studied them. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead large-scale paleontological expeditions, including eight to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, which brought back important collections of dinosaur, early mammal, and other fossil. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Methods : collecting materials and establishing relationships -- Paleontological exploration of Mongolia by American, Japanese, Soviet, and Russian expeditions, including the Mongolian Academy/American Museum and Mongolia/Japan joint expeditions -- The Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expeditions, 1963-1971, and the Nomadic Expedition, 2002 -- Origins of mammals and the earliest representatives of mammaliaforms and mammals -- Haramiyidans and probable related forms -- Docodontans -- Eutriconodontans -- Monotremes and the issue of Australosphenida and Tribosphenida -- Multituberculates and gondwanatherians -- "Symmetrodontans" -- "Eupantotherians" and the origin of tribosphenic and pseudotribosphenic molars -- Tribotheria, Metatheria, and the issue of the Deltatheroida -- Eutherian and placental mammals -- Aspects of paleobiology of mammaliaforms and early mammals -- Diversification of mammaliaforms and Mesozoic mammals : a summary. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription High School Collection |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Science Reference Center Collection |
| Subject |
Paleontology -- Mesozoic.
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Mammals, Fossil.
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Archaeological expeditions.
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NATURE -- Fossils.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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Archaeological expeditions. (OCoLC)fst00812901
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Mammals, Fossil. (OCoLC)fst01007026
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Mesozoic Geologic Period. (OCoLC)fst01353691
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Paleontology. (OCoLC)fst01051513
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Ausgrabung.
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Fossile Säugetiere.
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Mesozoikum.
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Gobi.
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| Chronological Term |
From 65 to 230 million years ago
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kielan-Jaworowska, Zofia. In pursuit of early mammals 9780253008176 (DLC) 2012047303 (OCoLC)783167594 |
| ISBN |
9780253008244 (electronic bk.) |
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0253008247 (electronic bk.) |
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9780253008176 |
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0253008174 |
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4002252905 |
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