A HISTORY OF LAND MAMMALS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Book Details + Condition: The Macmillian Company (New York). Early edition, 1937. Hardcover. 748 pages with Index. A unique history of the development of mammals from the prehistoric times to the present day, focused on the Western Hemisphere. Chapters include:
- Definition and Classification of Mammals
- Skeleton and Teeth of Mammals
- Origin of Mammals - Mesozoic Mammalia
- Cenozoic Formations of South America
- Preface to the Histories of Mammalian Orders. Modes of Evolution: Extinction and Migrations of Mammals
- History of Proboscidea
- History of the Artiodpodactyla
- History of the Carnivora
- History of the Marsupialia
- History of the Edentata
- The Evolutionary Process
From the massive collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light aging and wear to boards; Parker's name to inside front board; toning to endpapers; interior is clean and free of markings.
