Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe
Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids takes us on a journey through 65 million years, from the aftermath of the extinction of the dinosaurs to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch; from the rain forests of the Paleocene and the Eocene, with their lemur-like primates, to the harsh landscape of the Pleistocene Steppes, home to the woolly mammoth. It is also a journey through space, following the migrations of mammal species that evolved on other continents and eventually met to compete or...
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This book covers mammalian evolution from the aftermath of the dinosaur extinction to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch, from early lemur-like primates to giant cold-climate adapted mega-mammals, such as the woolly mammoth or mastodon.
Preface The Paleocene: The Dark Epoch The Eocene: Reaching the Climax The Oligocene: A Time of Change The Early to Middle Miocene: When the Continents Collide The Late Miocene: The Beginning of the Crisis The Pliocene: The End of a World The Pleistocene: The Age of Humankind Index
\ Journal of Mammalian Evolution\ - Peter Andrews\ It is always a pleasure to review a book that is accurate, easy to read and beautifully illustrated.\ \ \ \ \ \ Journal of Mammalian EvolutionIt is always a pleasure to review a book that is accurate, easy to read and beautifully illustrated.\ — Peter Andrews\ \ \ \ Earth Sciences HistoryAn important resource for specialists who wish to know the latest about European mammal evolution, because so much has changed since [Bjorn] Kurten (1971)... Agusti has done an excellent job of bringing these latest developements into the text and integrating them with the great increase in our understanding of European tectonics as well.\ \ \ \ \ Time Magazines Literary SupplementA rich paleontological panorama....What struck me most forceably about the work is the magnitude of chance experienced by the region over this period.\ \ \ \ \ Science\ - Tim Flannery\ Full of interesting matter...a vital aid in assisting the nonexpert reader to see the big picture.\ \ \ \ \ \ ChoiceAn exceptionally valuable, scholarly, yet widely accessible broad outline of the dazzling evolutionary history of the mammalian faunas and selected lineages during the Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic....an important contribution for those paleontologists and zoologists who are not mammal specialists, yet have wide-ranging interests in macroevolution. Very highly recommended.\ \ \ \ \ \ Times Literary SupplementA rich paleontological panorama....What struck me most forceably about the work is the magnitude of chance experienced by the region over this period.\ \ \ \ \ \ Journal of MammologyAn excellent balance of coverage between different lineages--and impressive achievement in and of itself.... This is a very successful study, which tackles a difficult task with admirable deftness.\ \ \ \ \ \ ScienceFull of interesting matter...a vital aid in assisting the nonexpert reader to see the big picture.\ — Tim Flannery\ \ \ \ \ \ Earth Science HistoryAn important resource for specialists who wish to know the latest about European mammal evolution, because so much has changed since [Bjorn] Kurten (1971)... Agusti has done an excellent job of bringing these latest developements into the text and integrating them with the great increase in our understanding of European tectonics as well.\ \ \ \ \ \ Northeastern NaturalistA fine book for all who have an interest in mammals, whether extant species or fossil species. Nicely done.\ \ \
