Archibald, J. David.

Extinction and radiation : how the fall of dinosaurs led to the rise of mammals / J. David Archibald. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2011. - x, 108 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [93]-101) and index.

The late Cretaceous nonavian dinosaur record -- In the shadow of nonavian dinosaurs -- In search of our most ancient eutherian ancestors -- Patterns of extinction at the K/T boundary -- Causes of extinction at the K/T boundary -- After the impact : modern mammals, when and whence.

9780801898051 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801898056 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2010022281


Dinosaurs--Extinction.
Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary.
Mammals, Fossil.
Mammals.

QE861.6.E95 / A73 2011

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