Thursday, August 13, 2009

Animal Books!

Written By: Machelle Lehr


"The Rise of Animals" Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia
written by five of the world's leading paleontologists; Mikhail A. Fedonkin, James G. Gehling, Kathleen Grey, Guy M, Narbonne, Patricia Vickers-Rich, and Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. They take us on a journey to the most important fossil sites that serve as unique windows to the earliest animal life.




"The Beginning of the Age of Mammals" written by Kenneth D. Rose is an excellent summary of current thinking about he higher levels of mammalian evolution. Rose focused on the fossil record and presents the anatomical evidence used to interpret behavior and phylogenetic relationships.



Written by Roland W. Kays and Don E. Wilson "Mammals of North America" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to the mammals of North America. If you are really interested in properly identifying every animal that can be found on our continent, than this is the book for you.

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