The Rise of Marine Mammals: 50 Million Years of Evolution

The Rise of Marine Mammals: 50 Million Years of Evolution
ISBN-10
1421423251
ISBN-13
9781421423258
Category
Science
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
2017-10-02
Publisher
JHU Press
Author
Annalisa Berta

Description

Setting the stage : rocks, fossils and evolution -- The oldest marine mammals : whales and sea cows -- Later diverging whales : Neoceti -- Aquatic carnivores : pinnipeds and a bear-like carnivoran -- Crown sirenians and their desmostylian relatives -- Aquatic sloths and recent occupants of the sea-sea otters and polar bears -- Diversity changes through time : the influence of climate change and humans

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