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Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea

John Long, Michael Archer undifferentiated, Timothy Flannery, Suzanne Hand · 2003

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"Ancestral koalas, carnivorous kangaroos, rhinoceros-sized Diprotodons, bizarre 'thingadontans', marsupial lions, primitive bats, toothed baleen whales: The Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution is a lavishly illustrated and comprehensive reference work on the extinct mammals of ancient Australia and New Guinea." "This book includes: each mammal described in detail; information on discovery, evolution and classification; appearance and behaviour reconstructed from fossil evidence; technical physiological data; extensive bibliography by Alexander Baynes; 60 superb colour reconstructions by Anne Musser; 160 colour photographs; detailed illustrations of skeletal features and tooth structures."--Jacket.

Book details

Year
2003
Language
English
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Editions
1
Pages
240
ISBN
9780801872235

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