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Author: Alan Turner ,
Mauricio Antón
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780231119450
ISBN 10: 0231119453
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 03 July 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Reviews
This is an important book. -- John Laurence Kelland American Reference Books Annual v. 36 (2005) This artistic and scholarly triumph belongs in all academic libraries...Highly recommended. Choice 5/1/05 A fascinating read and a visual feast, this book lays the foundation for a deeper appreciation of contemporary African wildlife. Ethnology, Ecology & Evolution 17 2005 This book can be recommended for its illustrations alone... Add to this extensive research and explanations and you have an excellent book on the evolution of African large mammals. E-Streams 8/1/05 Important for present-day conservationalists who want to protect this Garden of Eden. -- Asad R. Rahmani Hornbill 1/1/05 [It] fills an obvious gap in the popular scientific literature... It is a worthy addition to any fossil fan's library. Fossil News 12/1/05
This is an important book. -- John Laurence Kelland, American Reference Books Annual This artistic and scholarly triumph belongs in all academic libraries...Highly recommended. -- Choice A fascinating read and a visual feast, this book lays the foundation for a deeper appreciation of contemporary African wildlife. -- Ethnology, Ecology & Evolution This book can be recommended for its illustrations alone... Add to this extensive research and explanations and you have an excellent book on the evolution of African large mammals. -- E-Streams Important for present-day conservationalists who want to protect this Garden of Eden. -- Asad R. Rahmani, Hornbill [It] fills an obvious gap in the popular scientific literature... It is a worthy addition to any fossil fan's library. -- Fossil News
This is an important book. -- John Laurence Kelland American Reference Books Annual This artistic and scholarly triumph belongs in all academic libraries...Highly recommended. Choice A fascinating read and a visual feast, this book lays the foundation for a deeper appreciation of contemporary African wildlife. Ethnology, Ecology & Evolution This book can be recommended for its illustrations alone... Add to this extensive research and explanations and you have an excellent book on the evolution of African large mammals. E-Streams Important for present-day conservationalists who want to protect this Garden of Eden. -- Asad R. Rahmani Hornbill [It] fills an obvious gap in the popular scientific literature... It is a worthy addition to any fossil fan's library. Fossil News
Author Information
Alan Turner is professor of Vertebrate paleontology at John Moores University in Liverpool, England, and former senior curator of paleontology at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria, South Africa. He is the author, with Mauricio Anton, of The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives. Mauricio Anton is a paleontological artist based at the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid. His work has appeared in National Geographic and Natural History, among other magazines. He has collaborated with the Discovery Channel and the BBC, most recently for the series Walking with Prehistoric Beasts. He is the author, with Jordi Agusti, of Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids.
