Beasts before us : the untold story of mammal origins and evolution
Panciroli, Elsa2021
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"In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the Carboniferous period, over three-hundred million years ago. They made the world theirs long before the rise of dinosaurs. Travelling forward into the Permian and then Triassic periods, we learn how our ancient mammal ancestors evolved from large hairy beasts with accelerating metabolisms to exploit miniaturisation, which was key to unlocking the traits that define mammals as we now know them"-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Beasts before us : the untold story of mammal origins and evolution / Elsa Panciroli.
Author:
Panciroli, Elsa, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2021.©2021
Collation:
320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-313) and index.
ISBN:
9781472983824 (hbk)9781472983824
Dewey class:
599.138
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
501623
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Animals | 599.138 PAN | Available |