In Pursuit of Early Mammals
In Pursuit of Early Mammals
- ISBN 13:
9780253008176
- ISBN 10:
0253008174
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 05/01/2013
- Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr
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Summary
Hunters of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, 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 dinosaurs, early mammals, and other fossils. She shares the difficulties and pleasures encountered in finding rare fossils and describes the changing views on early mammals made possible by these discoveries.