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Title: National Geographic Prehistoric Mammals (National Geographic)
ISBN: 0792269977
Author:
Alan Turner
Publicate Date: 2004-10-01
Publish: 2004-10-01
List Price: $49.90
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: A great introduction to mamalian evolution
A great intro to mammalian evolution. Suited to yonger readers with good graphics and concise text.... Thanks National Geographic!
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2: Prehistoric fan
My son loves this book and has been studying it since he got it for Christmas.
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3: National Geographic Prehistoric Mammals
In contrast to a previous book written by Alan Turner and illustrated by Muricio Anton, "The Big Cats and their fossil relatives," This book disappoints. The artwork by Anton is excellent, but the text is superficial and light. A very nice coffee table book for the general reader, and perhaps a very good introduction for children, age 12 and older.
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4: Excellent
This is an excellent publication. Easy to read with great graphics. A fine addition to the library.
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5: Somewhat disappointing.
As far as printing quality, solid info and artistic craftsmanship go, this is a (very) good book. But it's also a somewhat boring one, lacking a more daring, dynamic approach to the various prehistoric ecosystems and the relationships between various species. Also, as a Brazilian, I must protest about the lazy approach to the information on prehistoric South American faunas, which relies wholly on the information provided by Argentinian sites studied by Darwin in the XIXth. Century, completely ignoring the recent work made by Brazilian researchers on sites such as the Itaborai formation, just in the neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro; also ignored is the Rio National Museum, with its fine fossil specimens excavated in the Lagoa Santa site during the late XIXth. Century including complete skeletons of a ground sloth and a sabertooth.
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