Download or read book Barnum Brown written by Lowell Dingus and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873–1963), spending most of it searching for fossils—and sometimes oil—in every corner of the globe. One of the most famous scientists in the world during the middle of the twentieth century, Brown—who lived fast, dressed to the nines, gambled, drank, smoked, and was known as a ladies’ man—became as legendary as the dinosaurs he uncovered. Barnum Brown brushes off the loose sediment to reveal the man behind the legend. Drawing on Brown’s field correspondence and unpublished notes, and on the writings of his daughter and his two wives, it discloses for the first time details about his life and travels—from his youth on the western frontier to his spying for the U.S. government under cover of his expeditions. This absorbing biography also takes full measure of Brown’s extensive scientific accomplishments, making it the definitive account of the life and times of a singular man and a superlative fossil hunter.

Download or read book Fossil Mammals of Asia written by Xiaoming Wang and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fossil Mammals of Asia, edited by and with contributions from world-renowned scholars, is the first major work devoted to the late Cenozoic (Neogene) mammalian biostratigraphy and geochronology of Asia. This volume employs cutting-edge biostratigraphic and geochemical dating methods to map the emergence of mammals across the continent. Written by specialists working in a variety of Asian regions, it uses data from many basins with spectacular fossil records to establish a groundbreaking geochronological framework for the evolution of land mammals. Asia's violent tectonic history has resulted in some of the world's most varied topography, and its high mountain ranges and intense monsoon climates have spawned widely diverse environments over time. These geologic conditions profoundly influenced the evolution of Asian mammals and their migration into Europe, Africa, and North America. Focusing on amazing new fossil finds that have redefined Asia's role in mammalian evolution, this volume synthesizes information from a range of field studies on Asian mammals and biostratigraphy, helping to trace the histories and movements of extinct and extant mammals from various major groups and all northern continents, and providing geologists with a richer understanding of a variety of Asian terrains.

Download or read book Paleoclimate and Evolution with Emphasis on Human Origins written by Elisabeth S. Vrba and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the relationship between climatic and biotic evolution, this work focuses on how climatic change during the last 15 million years - especially the last three million - has affected human evolution and other evolutionary events.

Download or read book Human Origins Genome and People of India Genomic Palaeontological and Archaeological Perspectives written by V.R. Rao and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2007-05-16 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at a national conference held at New Delhi during 22-24 March, 2004.

Download or read book Quantitative Zoology written by George Gaylord Simpson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic focuses on the gathering, handling, and interpretation of numerical data from zoological investigations. Contents include types and properties of numerical data, mensuration, frequency distributions and grouping, patterns of frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion and variability, populations and samples, and probability. "Excellent." — Florida Scientist.

Download or read book Fossil Vertebrates in the American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Vertebrate Palaeontology and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Life in the Himalaya written by Maharaj K. Pandit and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates 50 million years ago created the Himalaya, along with massive glaciers, intensified monsoon, turbulent rivers, and an efflorescence of ecosystems. Today, the Himalaya is at risk of catastrophic loss of life. Maharaj Pandit outlines the mountain’s past in order to map a way toward a sustainable future.

Download or read book Siwalik Mammals in the American Museum of Natural History written by Edwin Harris Colbert and published by American Philosophical Society Press. This book was released on 1935 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand publication. The American Museum of Natural History collection of fossil vertebrates from the Siwalik beds of northern India was made during the year of 1922 by Dr. Barnum Brown. Contents of this vol.: (I) Introduction: Previous Publications Dealing with American Museum Siwalik Vertebrates; and Historical Review; (II) Geological Considerations; (III) Mammalian Faunas of the Siwalik Series; (IV) American Musem Siwalik Fossil Localities; (V) Systematic Descriptions and Discussions: Primates; Rodentia; Lagomorpha; Carnivora; Tubulidentata; Proboscidea; Perissodactyla; Artiodactyla; The Migrations of Certain Mammals to and from the Siwaliks; (VI) Generaly Summary and Conclusions. Bibliography. 198 plates.

Download or read book Prehistoric World written by Aaron Woodruff and published by . This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pack your bags, time-travelers! Prehistoric World is your ticket to exploring a wild landscape of over 1,200 incredible prehistoric mammals. Did you know that the woolly mammoth’s tusks could grow up to a whopping 16 feet long? Or that ancient kangaroos didn’t hop? From ferocious predators to gentle giants and strange critters that defy imagination, Prehistoric World is the ultimate journey into the past. Each page brings a new creature to life with incredible facts and stunning illustrations by award-winning paleoartist Julius Csotonyi. Inside you’ll find: Hundreds of species profiles covering anatomy, diet, habitat, cool features, and unique characteristics Features on well-known paleontologists and their awesome finds Other key discoveries and specimens in museums around the world Come face-to-face with a world where giant sloths hung from towering trees, mammoths battled the bitter cold, and fearsome saber-toothed tigers ruled the land with Prehistoric World.

Download or read book The Rhinoceros of South Asia written by Kees Rookmaaker and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.

Download or read book Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates 1934 1938 written by Charles Lewis Camp and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1942 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates written by C.L. Camp, S.P. Welles, and Morton Green and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1949 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America written by Geological Society of America and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: