Clay, Kathryn
Summary: "The American mastodon thundered through the Ice Age. With its powerful tusks and large size, few predators challenged this prehistoric beast. Readers learn about this mighty plant eater from engaging text and bold illustrations reviewed by Smithsonian experts."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 569 CLABrusatte, Stephen
Summary: "Beginning with the earliest days of our lineage some 325 million years ago, Brusatte charts how mammals survived the asteroid that claimed the dinosaurs and made the world their own, becoming the astonishingly diverse range of animals that dominate today's Earth. Brusatte also brings alive the lost worlds mammals inhabited through time, from ice ages to volcanic catastrophes. Entwined in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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Summary: "For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story. In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 569 PANProthero, Donald R.
Summary: After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth were spectacular beasts such as saber-toothed cats, giant mastodonts, immense ground sloths, and gigantic giraffe-like rhinoceroses. Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 569 PROSummary: Text and computer-generated illustrations present information about all the major types of dinosaurs as well as ancient fish, other prehistoric reptiles in the air or water, and early mammals. Includes fact-file sidebars and information about the latest fossil finds and breakthrough theories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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Summary: This title covers 10 prehistoric mammals from Arsinoitherium to Woolly Rhino, discussing each mammal's anatomy, behavior, and adaptations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 WESChilds, Craig
Summary: "From the author of Apocalyptic Planet, an unsparing, vivid, revelatory travelogue through prehistory that traces the arrival of the First People in North America twenty thousand years ago and the artifacts that enable us to imagine their lives and fates. Scientists squabble over the locations and dates for human arrival in the New World. The first explorers were few, encampments fleeting. At...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.7 CHITurner, Alan
Summary: Provides young readers with profiles, details, and reconstructions of over 100 prehistoric animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 569 TURMarven, Nigel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountain Press Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 569 LANSummary: This program presents fossil evidence for the evolution of reptiles and amphibians; explains the reasoning processes scientists must use when no direct evidence is available for examination; illustrates field techniques for collecting fragile fossils for transportation to the laboratory, where examination can take place under controlled conditions; and traces the evolution of some modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005