The rise and reign of the mammals : a new history, from the shadow of the dinosaurs to us
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Mariner Books, [2022]
Physical Description
xxii, 500 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm
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 story is the detective work he and other scientists have done to piece together our understanding using fossil clues and cutting-edge technology." -- Inside front and back jacket flaps.
Contents
- Introduction: our mammalian family
- Mammal ancestors
- Making a mammal
- Mammals and dinosaurs
- The mammalian revolution
- Dinosaurs die, mammals survive
- Mammals modernize
- Extreme mammals
- Mammals and changing climates
- Ice age mammals
- Human mammals
- Epilogue: future mammals.