BAC19825 University of California Press, Berkeley: 2004. Octavo, dustwrapper, 340 pp., black and white photographs. BRAND NEW.<P> Mammals first evolved at about the same time as dinosaurs, and their story is perhaps the more fascinating of the two--in part because it is also our own story. In this literate and entertaining book, eminent naturalist David Rains Wallace brings the saga of ancient mammals to a general audience for the first time. Using artist Rudolph Zallinger's majestic Age of Mammals mural at the Peabody Museum as a frame for his narrative, Wallace deftly moves over varied terrain--drawing from history, science, evolutionary theory, and art history--to present a lively account of fossil discoveries and an overview of what those discoveries have revealed about early mammals and their evolution. Also available in paperback [stock id 26369]. ISBN: 9780520237315 $89.00AUD
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