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Darin A. Croft - Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America - 9780253020840 - V9780253020840
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Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America

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Description for Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America Hardback. Illustrator(s): Simeonovski, Velizar. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 320 pages, 197 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RBX; WNCF; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1370.

South America is home to some of the most distinctive mammals on Earth—giant armadillos, tiny anteaters, the world's largest rodent, and its smallest deer. But the continent once supported a variety of other equally intriguing mammals that have no close living relatives: armored mammals with tail clubs, saber-toothed marsupials, and even a swimming sloth. We know of the existence of these peculiar species thanks to South America's rich fossil record, which provides many glimpses of prehistoric mammals and the ecosystems in which they lived. Organized as a "walk through time" and featuring species from 15 important fossil sites, this book ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Life of the Past
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253020840
SKU
V9780253020840
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About Darin A. Croft
Darin A. Croft is Associate Professor of Anatomy at Case Western Reserve University and a research associate at several museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. He is an authority on the extinct mammals of South America and has active field programs in the Andes of Chile and Bolivia. Velizar Simeonovski is an artist based in Chicago who ... Read more

Reviews for Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America
Organized as a 'walk through time' and featuring species from 15 important fossil sites, this book is the most extensive and richly illustrated volume devoted exclusively to the Cenozoic mammals of South America.
BirdBooker Report
Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys is a magnificent book, with splendid and exacting illustrations, a necessary update between two covers for specialists as ... Read more

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