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Steve Brusatte Collection 2 Books Set (The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs)
Steve Brusatte Collection 2 Books Set (The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs)
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Steve Brusatte Collection 2 Books Set (The Rise And Reign Of The Mammals, The Rise And Fall Of The Dinosaurs):
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals:
The passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history. They – or, more precisely, we – originated around the same time as the dinosaurs, over 200 million years ago; mammal roots lie even further back, some 325 million years.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 (canines, incisors, premolars, molars), mammary glands that mothers use to nourish their babies with milk, qualities that have underlain their success story.
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs:
In The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, top dinosaur expert Brusatte, tells the real story of how dinosaurs rose to dominate the planet. Using the fossil clues that have been gathered using state of the art technology, Brusatte follows these magnificent creatures from their beginnings in the Early Triassic period, through the Jurassic period to their final days in the Cretaceous and the legacy that they left behind. Along the way, Brusatte introduces us to modern day dinosaur hunters and gives an insight into what it’s like to be a paleontologist. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is full of thrilling accounts of some of his personal discoveries, including primitive human-sized tyrannosaurs, monstrous carnivores even larger than T. rex, and feathered raptor dinosaurs preserved in lava from China.
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Languages:
- Published: English
- Age Recommendation:
- 18 – 35 years
- Publisher:
- Picador ltd
- Publication Date:
- 2023-06-28
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