Review
"This is an important book." -- John Laurence Kelland, American Reference Books Annual
Book Description
This richly illustrated book examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa within the context of thirty million years of primate presence and profound changes in the continent's physical geography, climate, and biota.
About the Author
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 Antón, of The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives (Columbia). Mauricio Antón 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 Agustí, of Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids (Columbia).
Evolving Eden: An Illustrated Guide to the Evolution of the African Large-Mammal Fauna FROM THE PUBLISHER
This illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa within the context of dramatic changes over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence.
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