Overview

In the tradition of G. G. Simpson's classic work, Kenneth D. Rose's The Beginning of the Age of Mammals analyzes the events that occurred directly before and after the mysterious K-T boundary which so quickly thrust mammals from obscurity to planetary dominance. Rose surveys the evolution of mammals, beginning with their origin from cynodont therapsids in the Mesozoic, contemporary with dinosaurs, through the early Cenozoic, with emphasis on the Paleocene and Eocene adaptive radiations of therian mammals. Focusing on the fossil record, he presents the anatomical evidence used to interpret behavior and phylogenetic relationships. The life's work of one of the most knowledgeable researchers in the field, this richly illustrated, magisterial book combines sound scientific principles and meticulous research and belongs on the shelf of every paleontologist and mammalogist.

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Author:   Kenneth D. Rose (Professor of Anatomy, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.542kg
ISBN:  

9780801884726

ISBN 10:   0801884721
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   26 December 2006
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction The Early Cenozoic Mammalian Radiation Timing of the Crown-Therian Radiation Mammalian Phylogeny, Interrelationships, and Classification Geochronology and Biochronology of the Early Cenozoic Paleogeographic Setting during the Beginning of the Age of Mammals Paleocene-eocene Climate and Flora Organization of the Volume 2. Mammalian Skeletal Structure and Adaptations Skull Dentition Postcranial Skeleton Skeletal Adaptations 3. The Origin of Mammals What is a Mammal? The Evolutionary Transition to Mammals 4. Synopsis of Mesozoic Mammal Evolution Historical Background The Oldest Mammals Docodonta Multituberculata Eutriconodonta Symmetrodonts Eupantotheres Tribosphenic Mammals Mesozoic Mammals of Uncertain Affinity 5. Metatheria: Marsupials and Their Relatives Basal Metatherians Primitive Marsupials 6. Earliest Eutherian Mammals 7. Cimolesta Didelphodonta and Other Primitive Cimolesta Didymoconidae Pantolesta Apatotheria Taeniodonta Tillodontia Pantodonta 8. Creodonta and Carnivora Creodonta Carnivora 9. Insectivora Leptictida Lipotyphla 10. Archonta: Bats, Dermopterans, Primates, and Tree Shrews Chiroptera Dermoptera Primates and Plesiadapiformes Scandentia 11. ""Edentates"": Xenarthra and Pholidota Xenarthra Pholidota 12. Archaic Ungulates Oldest Ungulate Relatives Condylarthra: Archaic Ungulates Arctostylopida Meridiungulata: Endemic South American Ungulates Dinocerata 13. Altungulata: Perissodactyls, Hyraxes, and Tethytheres Perissodactyla Paenungulata 14. Cete and Artiodactyla Cete and Cetacea Artiodactyla 15. Anagalida: Rodents, Lagomorphs, and Their Relatives Primitive Asian Anagalidans and Possible Anagalidans Macroscelidea Glires 16. Reflections and Speculations on the Beginning of the Age of Mammals Early Cenozoic Mammal Record Synopsis of Paleocene and Eocene Mammals A Final Note Literature Cited Index"

Reviews

<p>The first comprehensive synthesis of mammal evolution in more than 20 years. It is arguably the most significant contribution to the field since George Simpson's classic work Principles of Classification and a Classification of Mammals. --Amy Chew Quarterly Review of Biology (01/01/0001)

Remarkable book. -- Peter Langer, Mammalian Biology

<p>Authoritative, up-to-date, and full of references to corroborate synthetic overviews of major events in mammalian evolution. Ken Rose does his profession a service by providing a compact analysis of the history of the diverse Class Mammalia through the end of the Eocene Epoch and beyond.--Lawrence J. Flynn Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (01/01/0001)

Author Information

Kenneth D. Rose is a professor at the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a research associate at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. He is co-editor of The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of the Major Extant Clades, also published by Johns Hopkins.

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