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The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History
Mauricio Anton
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Description for The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History
Paperback. This text chronicles millions of years of evolution, linking extinct larger feline species with those still living, including lions, tigers, cougars, and cheetahs. It explains how living species and fossil remains make possible the reconstruction of the cat's social and predatory behaviour. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: WNC; WNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 510. An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History. 256 pages, 200 illus. This text chronicles millions of years of evolution, linking extinct larger feline species with those still living, including lions, tigers, cougars, and cheetahs. It explains how living species and fossil remains make possible the reconstruction of the cat's social and predatory behaviour. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: WNC; WNR. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 15. Weight: 526.
In this beautifully illustrated natural history that links extinct larger feline species with those still in existence, collaborators Alan Turner and Mauricio Anton weave together the evidence of modern feline behavior with that of the fossil record. Turner's clear, insightful prose and Anton's masterly illustrations combine to offer specialists and newcomers alike an accurate and accessible guide to the evolution of cats.
In this beautifully illustrated natural history that links extinct larger feline species with those still in existence, collaborators Alan Turner and Mauricio Anton weave together the evidence of modern feline behavior with that of the fossil record. Turner's clear, insightful prose and Anton's masterly illustrations combine to offer specialists and newcomers alike an accurate and accessible guide to the evolution of cats.
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231102292
SKU
V9780231102292
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About Mauricio Anton
Alan Turner is a paleontologist and reader in vertebrate paleontology in the School of Biological and Earth Schiences at Liverpool John Moores University and is a former senior curator of paleontology at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria, South Africa.Mauricio Anton specializes in creating images that bring prehistoric creatures and their environments back to life. He has been an illustrator for ... Read more
Reviews for The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History
Whether your interest is scientific or you merely wonder what a giant cat whose teeth inspired the name 'he who brings devastation'looked like, this book is not to be missed.
Luke Hunter BioScience A well-written, informative, and beautifully illustrated guide to the large cats, both extinct and extant.
Blaire Van Valkenburgh The Quarterly Review of Biology A very ... Read more
Luke Hunter BioScience A well-written, informative, and beautifully illustrated guide to the large cats, both extinct and extant.
Blaire Van Valkenburgh The Quarterly Review of Biology A very ... Read more