The rise of placental mammals : origins and relationships of the Major Extant Clades
"Paleontologists Kenneth D. Rose and J. David Archibald have assembled the world's leading authorities to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date evolutionary history of placental mammals. Focusing on anatomical evidence, the contributors present an unbiased scientific account of the initial radiation and ordinal relationships of placental mammals, representing both the consensus and significant minority viewpoints. This book will be invaluable to paleontologists, evolutionary biologists mammalogists, and students."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2005
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, ©2005