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Felix G. Marx - Cetacean Paleobiology - 9781118561539 - V9781118561539
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Cetacean Paleobiology

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Description for Cetacean Paleobiology Paperback. Series: Topa Topics in Paleobiology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PS; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) have fascinated and bewildered humans throughout history. Their mammalian affinities have been long recognized, but exactly which group of terrestrial mammals they descend from has, until recently, remained in the dark. Recent decades have produced a flurry of new fossil cetaceans, extending their fossil history to over 50 million years ago. Along with new insights from genetics and developmental studies, these discoveries have helped to clarify the place of cetaceans among mammals, and enriched our understanding of their unique adaptations for feeding, locomotion and sensory systems. Their continuously improving fossil record and successive transformation into ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
TOPA Topics in Paleobiology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781118561539
SKU
V9781118561539
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About Felix G. Marx
Felix G. Marx is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (Brussels), currently on secondment to Monash University and Museum Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. After obtaining his PhD in New Zealand, he spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Museum of Nature and Science of Japan, where he wrote most of ... Read more

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