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2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals

Synapsids (Protomammals or Stem Mammals)
  • Donald R. Prothero
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The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals
This chapter is in the book The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals
© 2016 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2016 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. CONTENTS 3
  3. DEDICATION 5
  4. PREFACE 6
  5. 1. The Age of Mammals 7
  6. 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals 20
  7. 3. Marsupials: Pouched Mammals 37
  8. 4. Placental Mammals (Eutheria) 47
  9. 5. Xenarthra 51
  10. 6. Afrotheria 58
  11. 7. Euarchontoglires 80
  12. 8. Euarchontoglires 94
  13. 9. Laurasiatheria 103
  14. 10. Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera 112
  15. 11. Laurasiatheria 117
  16. 12. Laurasiatheria 122
  17. 13. Laurasiatheria: Ungulata 146
  18. 14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla 151
  19. 15. Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla 186
  20. 16. Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata 203
  21. 17. Uintatheres, Pantodonts, Taeniodonts, and Tillodonts 209
  22. 18. Mammalian Evolution and Extinction 218
  23. Illustration Credits 231
  24. Further Reading 232
  25. Index 234
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400884452-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. CONTENTS 3
  3. DEDICATION 5
  4. PREFACE 6
  5. 1. The Age of Mammals 7
  6. 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals 20
  7. 3. Marsupials: Pouched Mammals 37
  8. 4. Placental Mammals (Eutheria) 47
  9. 5. Xenarthra 51
  10. 6. Afrotheria 58
  11. 7. Euarchontoglires 80
  12. 8. Euarchontoglires 94
  13. 9. Laurasiatheria 103
  14. 10. Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera 112
  15. 11. Laurasiatheria 117
  16. 12. Laurasiatheria 122
  17. 13. Laurasiatheria: Ungulata 146
  18. 14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla 151
  19. 15. Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla 186
  20. 16. Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata 203
  21. 17. Uintatheres, Pantodonts, Taeniodonts, and Tillodonts 209
  22. 18. Mammalian Evolution and Extinction 218
  23. Illustration Credits 231
  24. Further Reading 232
  25. Index 234
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