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Beasts Before Us : The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution by Elsa Panciroli (2021, Hardcover)

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Beasts Before Us : The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution, Hardcover by Panciroli, Elsa, ISBN 1472983823, ISBN-13 9781472983824, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the Carboniferous period, over three-hundred million years ago. They made the world theirs long before the rise of dinosaurs. Travelling forward into the Permian and then Triassic periods, we learn how our ancient mammal ancestors evolved from large hairy beasts with accelerating metabolisms to exploit miniaturisation, which was key to unlocking the traits that define mammals as we now know them"--

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For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story. In Beasts Before Us , palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the Carboniferous period, over three hundred million years ago. They made the world theirs long before the rise of dinosaurs. Travelling forward into the Permian and then Triassic periods, we learn how our ancient mammal ancestors evolved from large hairy beasts with accelerating metabolisms to exploit miniaturisation, which was key to unlocking the traits that define mammals as we now know them. Elsa criss-crosses the globe to explore the sites where discoveries are being made and meet the people who make them. In Scotland, she traverses the desert dunes of prehistoric Moray, where quarry workers unearthed the footprints of Permian creatures from before the time of dinosaurs. In South Africa, she introduces us to animals, once called 'mammal-like reptiles', that gave scientists the first hints that our furry kin evolved from a lineage of egg-laying burrowers. In China, new, complete fossilised skeletons reveal mammals that were gliders, shovel-pawed Jurassic moles, and flat-tailed swimmers. This book radically reframes the narrative of our mammalian ancestors and provides a counterpoint to the stereotypes of mighty dinosaur overlords and cowering little mammals. It turns out the earliest mammals weren't just precursors, they were pioneers.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA, Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472983823
ISBN-13
9781472983824
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8050095881

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Book Title
Beasts before Us : the Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution
Author
Elsa Panciroli
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, Paleontology
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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9.2 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
21.5 Oz

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Qe881
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"[S]mart, passionate and seditious" - The New York Times Book Review "Panciroli, a research fellow at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, debuts with a fascinating survey of recent discoveries in evolution ... Her eye-opening study offers just the right level of detail and plenty of wit. This impressive study hits the mark." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Under Ms. Panciroli's adroit tutelage, the Carboniferous and Permian (pre-dinosaur) periods are brought to life ... she regularly enlivens this surprisingly readable book with quick and often humorous observations." - The Wall Street Journal "A pioneering study ... If you thought it all began with the extinction of the non-bird dinosaurs ... think again." - Nature, "A pioneering study ... If you thought it all began with the extinction of the non-bird dinosaurs ... think again." - Nature "Panciroli, a research fellow at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, debuts with a fascinating survey of recent discoveries in evolution ... Her eye-opening study offers just the right level of detail and plenty of wit. This impressive study hits the mark." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Under Ms. Panciroli's adroit tutelage, the Carboniferous and Permian (pre-dinosaur) periods are brought to life ... she regularly enlivens this surprisingly readable book with quick and often humorous observations." - The Wall Street Journal, "A pioneering study ... If you thought it all began with the extinction of the non-bird dinosaurs ... think again." -- Nature, "Panciroli, a research fellow at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, debuts with a fascinating survey of recent discoveries in evolution ... Her eye-opening study offers just the right level of detail and plenty of wit. This impressive study hits the mark." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review, A pioneering study ... If you thought it all began with the extinction of the non-bird dinosaurs ... think again., Under Ms. Panciroli's adroit tutelage, the Carboniferous and Permian (pre-dinosaur) periods are brought to life ... she regularly enlivens this surprisingly readable book with quick and often humorous observations.
Table of Content
Introduction1: Isle of Mists and Lagoons2: A Thoroughly Modern Platypus3: Like a Hole in the Head4: The First Age of Mammals5: Hot-blooded Hunters6: A Total Disaster7: Milk Tooth8: Digital Bones9: Chinese Revelations10: Time of Revolt11: The Journey HomeEpilogue: Triumph of the Little GuyAcknowledgementsNotesBibliographyIndex, Introduction 1: Isle of Mists and Lagoons 2: A Thoroughly Modern Platypus 3: Like a Hole in the Head 4: The First Age of Mammals 5: Hot-blooded Hunters 6: A Total Disaster 7: Milk Tooth 8: Digital Bones 9: Chinese Revelations 10: Time of Revolt 11: The Journey Home Epilogue: Triumph of the Little Guy Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
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Lccn
2020-479348
Dewey Decimal
569
Dewey Edition
23

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by wrau_0Nov 02, 2021
To say that evolution and mammals is an "Untold Story" is too much hype
The white-male bashing was off the mark and out of place.
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by palm9464Jan 30, 2023
Good value.
It's a book for research not a novel. However, it is well researched and quite a help in my work.
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