McNamara, Kenneth.
Prehistoric Mammals. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (112 pages)
Intro -- Introduction -- The Fossil Remains: Their Occurence and Preservation -- Age of the Western Australian Fossil Remains -- Diprotodontids -- Thylacoleonids -- Wombats -- Thylacines -- Kangaroos -- Echidnas -- Mammal Extinctions in Western Australia -- Acknowledgements -- Further Reading.
In 1909 a rich accumulation of many thousands of bones was excavated from Mammoth Cave in Australia's south-west. Many of the bones far exceeded in size any modern-day native mammal, evidence that in prehistoric times giant mammals had roamed the Australian bush. They included a marsupial the size of a buffalo, kangaroos more than two metres tall, wallabies much bigger than any living species, a marsupial 'lion' about the size of a leopard, giant echidnas and wombats, plus the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger). What did these animals look like and how did they live? And how did they become extinct in a relatively short period of time?.
9781920843601
Mammals, Fossil--Australia--Western Australia.
Electronic books.
QE881.M473 2010
560.00
Prehistoric Mammals. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (112 pages)
Intro -- Introduction -- The Fossil Remains: Their Occurence and Preservation -- Age of the Western Australian Fossil Remains -- Diprotodontids -- Thylacoleonids -- Wombats -- Thylacines -- Kangaroos -- Echidnas -- Mammal Extinctions in Western Australia -- Acknowledgements -- Further Reading.
In 1909 a rich accumulation of many thousands of bones was excavated from Mammoth Cave in Australia's south-west. Many of the bones far exceeded in size any modern-day native mammal, evidence that in prehistoric times giant mammals had roamed the Australian bush. They included a marsupial the size of a buffalo, kangaroos more than two metres tall, wallabies much bigger than any living species, a marsupial 'lion' about the size of a leopard, giant echidnas and wombats, plus the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger). What did these animals look like and how did they live? And how did they become extinct in a relatively short period of time?.
9781920843601
Mammals, Fossil--Australia--Western Australia.
Electronic books.
QE881.M473 2010
560.00