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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, the story of the mammals, our own kind, from their earliest development and their co-existence with the great lizards to their emergence out of the shadows to dominance of the recent history of our...

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Product ID:9781529034233
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
Subtitle:A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
Authors:Author: Steve Brusatte
Page Count:528
Subjects:Evolution, Evolution, Zoology: mammals (mammalogy), Palaeontology, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, Zoology: Mammals, Palaeontology, Wildlife: mammals
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, the story of the mammals, our own kind, from their earliest development and their co-existence with the great lizards to their emergence out of the shadows to dominance of the recent history of our planet.
<p><b>'Steve Brusatte, the author of <i>The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs</i>, brings mammals out from the shadow of their more showy predecessors . . . In this beautifully written . . . terrific book, he tells the extraordinary story of how mammals came to be and makes the case for them as creatures who are just as engaging as dinosaurs.' &ndash; <i>The Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>The passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history. They &ndash; or, more precisely, we &ndash; originated around the same time as the dinosaurs, over 200 million years ago; mammal roots lie even further back, some 325 million years.<br><br>Over these immense stretches of geological time, mammals developed their trademark features: hair, keen senses of smell and hearing, big brains and sharp intelligence, fast growth and warm-blooded metabolism, a distinctive line-up of teeth, mammary glands that mothers use to nourish their babies with milk, qualities that have underlain their success story.<br><br>Out of this long and rich evolutionary history came the mammals of today, including our own species and our closest cousins. But today&rsquo;s 6,000 mammal species are simply the few survivors of a once verdant family tree, which has been pruned both by time and mass extinctions.<br><br><b>In <i>The Rise and Reign of the Mammals</i>, Brusatte weaves together the history and evolution of our mammal forebears, iconic mammals such as the mammoths and sabre-toothed tigers of which we have all heard, and fascinating species that few of us are aware of. In this fascinating and ground-breaking book, Steve Brusatte tells their &ndash; and our &ndash; story.</b></p>
Imprint Name:Picador
Publisher Name:Pan Macmillan
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2023-06-01