The origin and evolution of mammals

著者

• Kemp, T. S. (Thomas Stainforth)

書誌事項

The origin and evolution of mammals

T.S. Kemp

（Oxford biology）

Oxford University Press, 2005

• : hbk
• : pbk

タイトル別名

The origin & evolution of mammals

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-323) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780198507604

内容説明

Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment. This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their explosive radiation since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Tom Kemp also unveils the exciting molecular evidence, which, coupled with important new fossils, is presently challenging current thinking on the interrelationships and historical biogeography of mammals. "The Origin and Evolution of Mammals" will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers in vertebrate palaeontology, biogeography, mammalian systematics and molecular taxonomy. It will also be welcomed by vertebrate fossil enthusiasts and evolutionary biologists of all levels with an interest in macroevolutionary problems.

目次

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Time and Classification
• 3. Evolution of the Mammal like Reptiles
• 4. Evolution of Mammalian Biology
• 5. The Mesozoic Mammals
• 6. Living and Fossil Marsupials
• 7. Living and Fossil Placentals
• References
• Index

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780198507611

内容説明

Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment. This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their explosive radiation since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Tom Kemp also unveils the exciting molecular evidence, which, coupled with important new fossils, is presently challenging current thinking on the interrelationships and historical biogeography of mammals. The Origin and Evolution of Mammals will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers in vertebrate palaeontology, biogeography, mammalian systematics and molecular taxonomy. It will also be welcomed by vertebrate fossil enthusiasts and evolutionary biologists of all levels with an interest in macroevolutionary problems.

目次

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Time and Classification
• 3. Evolution of the Mammal like Reptiles
• 4. Evolution of Mammalian Biology
• 5. The Mesozoic Mammals
• 6. Living and Fossil Marsupials
• 7. Living and Fossil Placentals
• References
• Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA70308762
• ISBN:
  • 0198507607
  • 0198507615
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Oxford ; New York
• ページ数/冊数: x, 331 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA63498828