The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives
The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives
副标题: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History
ISBN: 9780231102285
出版社: Columbia University Press
出版年: 1997-4-15
页数: 233
定价: USD 90.00
装帧: Hardcover
内容简介
In this beautifully illustrated natural history that links extinct larger feline species with those still in existence, collaborators Alan Turner and Mauricio Anton weave together the evidence of modern feline behavior with that of the fossil record. Turner's clear, insightful prose and Anton's masterly illustrations combine to offer specialists and newcomers alike an accurate and accessible guide to the evolution of cats.
作者简介
Mauricio Ant n is an artist and scientific illustrator based at the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid. His work has appeared in numerous scientific publications, including the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Alan Turner is a paleontologist and reader in vertebrate paleontology in the School of Biological and Earth Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University and is a former senior curator of paleontology at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria, South Africa.