Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution

by Michael Archer, Tim Flannery, John A. Long

From kangaroos and koalas to the giant Diprotodon and bizarre thingodontans, prehistoric mammals evolved within the changing and sometimes harsh environments of Australia. As part of Gondwana, Australia was the first landmass to be isolated from the supercontinent Pangaea. In Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea, four respected paleontologists present a history of the development of modern mammals from the unique evolutionary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801872235
• ISBN13: 9780801872235
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 11.3"