Prothero, 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 PRO

Panciroli, Elsa

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 PAN

Brusatte, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 569 BRU

Summary: A major discovery shows how life came back after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. With exclusive access to a fossil trove from the key first million years after impact, the film charts the rise of a new living world from the ashes.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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