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The rise and reign of the mammals: a new history, from the shadow of the dinosaurs to us / Steve Brusatte.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher: [New York] : Harper Audio, [2022]Copyright date: ℗2022Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 11 audio discs (approximately 810 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 9780062951540
  • 0062951548
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Read by Patrick Lawlor.Summary: Renowned paleontologist and New York Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs Steve Brusatte charts the extraordinary story of the dinosaurs' successor: mammals, which emerged from the shadows to rule the Earth. Brusatte also brings alive the lost worlds mammals inhabited over the past 66 million years, from ice ages to volcanic cataclysms. Entwined in this story is the detective work he and other scientists have done to piece together our understanding using fossil clues and cutting-edge technology.Summary: "Beginning with the earliest days of our lineage some 325 million years ago, Brusatte charts how mammals survived the asteroid that claimed the dinosaurs and made the world their own, becoming the astonishingly diverse range of animals that dominate today's Earth. Brusatte also brings alive the lost worlds mammals inhabited through time, from ice ages to volcanic catastrophes. Entwined in this story is the detective work he and other scientists have done to piece together our understanding using fossil clues and cutting-edge technology." -- Container.
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Adult Audiobook Adult Audiobook Dr. James Carlson Library Audiobook 569 B912 Available 33111009963261
Adult Audiobook Adult Audiobook Main Library Audiobook New 569 B912 Available 33111010009849
Adult Audiobook Adult Audiobook Main Library Audiobook 569 B912 Available 33111009963279
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Read by Patrick Lawlor.

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"Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook." -- Container.

Renowned paleontologist and New York Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs Steve Brusatte charts the extraordinary story of the dinosaurs' successor: mammals, which emerged from the shadows to rule the Earth. Brusatte also brings alive the lost worlds mammals inhabited over the past 66 million years, from ice ages to volcanic cataclysms. Entwined in this story is the detective work he and other scientists have done to piece together our understanding using fossil clues and cutting-edge technology.

"Beginning with the earliest days of our lineage some 325 million years ago, Brusatte charts how mammals survived the asteroid that claimed the dinosaurs and made the world their own, becoming the astonishingly diverse range of animals that dominate today's Earth. Brusatte also brings alive the lost worlds mammals inhabited through time, from ice ages to volcanic catastrophes. Entwined in this story is the detective work he and other scientists have done to piece together our understanding using fossil clues and cutting-edge technology." -- Container.

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