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The rise of marine mammals: 50 million years of evolution

By Annalisa Berta

Book information

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
2016049243, 9781421423258, 9781421423265
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17719391 bytes)
Pages
198\213
Time added
2023-04-29 05:31:57

Description

Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 Setting the Stage: Rocks, Fossils, and Evolution 2 The Oldest Marine Mammals: Whales and Sea Cows 3 Later-Diverging Whales: Neoceti 4 Aquatic Carnivorans: Pinnipeds and a Bear like Carnivoran 5 Crown Sirenians and Their Desmostylian Relatives 6 Aquatic Sloths and Recent Occupants of the Sea, Sea Otters and Polar Bears 7 Diversity Changes through Time: The Influence of Climate Change and Humans Classification of Fossil Marine Mammals Glossary References Index

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