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A 2002 book written by Jordi Agusti and full of the artwork of paleoartist Mauricio Antón.

• Time Span: Covers the Cenozoic era from the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs to the end of the Pleistocene epoch.
• Core Focus: Expltraces how mammalian groups migrated, competed, and adapted across European landscapes.
• Key Themes: Chronicles shifts from Paleocene/Eocene rain forests with early primates to the cold steppes of the Ice Age.
• Visuals: Features detailed anatomical and behavioural reconstructions of extinct fauna by paleoartist Mauricio Antón.

328 pages and full of black and white drawings and a series of colour plates in the middle. Although research has progressed in the 24 years since it was published (such as the K-T event being revised from 65 to 66 million years ago) it is still worth acquiring a copy for your library.

A preview of some of the pages can be found here:- https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Mammoths_Sabertooths_and_Hominids/G0usAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

Publishers blurb:

Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids takes us on a journey through 65 million years, from the aftermath of the extinction of the dinosaurs to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch; from the rain forests of the Paleocene and the Eocene, with their lemur-like primates, to the harsh landscape of the Pleistocene Steppes, home to the woolly mammoth. It is also a journey through space, following the migrations of mammal species that evolved on other continents and eventually met to compete or coexist in Cenozoic Europe.

Finally, it is a journey through the complexity of mammalian evolution, a review of the changes and adaptations that have allowed mammals to flourish and become the dominant land vertebrates on Earth. With the benefit of recent advances in geological and geophysical techniques, Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton are able to trace the processes of mammalian evolution as never before; events that hitherto appeared synchronous or at least closely related can now be distinguished on a scale of hundreds or even dozens of thousands of years, revealing the dramatic importance of climactic changes both major and minor.

Evolutionary developments are rendered in magnificent illustrations of the many extraordinary species that once inhabited Europe, detailing their osteology, functional anatomy, and inferred patterns of locomotion and behavior. Based on the latest research and field work, Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids transforms our understanding of how mammals evolved and changed the face of the planet.

For anybody interested in prehistoric mammals you may be interested in a new title due 18th August. A chunky 544 pages! Published by Columbia University Press.

I already have 8 other Prothero titles in my library so perhaps I'm a bit biased but I have already pre ordered as i enjoy reading and learning from his works.

This is the publishers blurb:-

How do we know that mammals lived alongside the dinosaurs? What proves that whales evolved from four-legged land animals and are related to hippos? Did hunting by humans or climate change cause the extinction of mammoths? How far back would we need to go to see that horses were once almost identical to tapirs and rhinos?

Donald R. Prothero takes readers on a journey through the history of mammals, opening a window onto the worlds of some of the most incredible and peculiar animals that ever lived. He tells the dramatic stories of fossil findings and the paleontologists who unraveled them, showing how scientific ingenuity advanced our knowledge of both ancient and present-day mammals. Alongside iconic animals like mastodons, dire wolves, and sabertoothed cats, Prothero introduces readers to a vast range of little-known prehistoric creatures. Some resemble their living relatives, but with a twist: short-necked giraffes, camels without humps, rhinos without horns, bear-sized beavers. Others are like nothing alive today, such as chalicotheres, which look like a cross between a horse and gorilla but with claws, and uintatheres, which one scientist compared to “giant horned bunnies.” Lively and informative, The Story of the Mammals in 25 Discoveries highlights the wonder, beauty, and strangeness of the creatures that have shared our world.

This is a list of the 25 discoveries:-

1. Mammut: The “Great Incognitum”—Mastodons and Their Relatives
2. Mammuthus: Mammoths—Monsters of the Ice Ages
3. Megatherium: Jefferson’s “Lion”—Giant Ground Sloths
4. Amphitherium: Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs
5. Diprotodon: Platypus, Giant Kangaroos, and Wombats—Australia’s Curious Mammals
6. Toxodon: Darwin’s Mysterious Mammal
7. Uintatherium: Six-Horned Saber-Tooths and the “Bone Wars”
8. Hyracotherium: The “Hyrax Beast”—The Evolution of Horses
9. Megacerops: “Thunder Beasts”—The Brontotheres
10. Chalicotherium and Megatapirus: Hoofed Mammals with Claws and Trunks
11. Coelodonta: Woolly Rhinos—and Rhinos Without Horns
12. Daeodon: “Hell Pigs”—The Entelodonts
13. Poebrotherium: Camels Without Humps
14. Samotherium: Giraffes with Short Necks
15. Bison Latifrons: Where the Buffalo Roam
16. Megaloceros: Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
17. Basilosaurus: From Land to Water I—The Evolution of Whales
18. Pezosiren: From Land to Water II—The Evolution of Sirenians
19. Enaliarctos: From Land to Water III—The Evolution of Pinnipeds
20. Ursus spelaeus: Clan of the Cave Bear
21. Aenocyon dirus: The Direst Wolf
22. Smilodon: Saber-Toothed Killers
23. Castoroides: Rodents of Unusual Size
24. Oreopithecus and Ramapithecus: Apes of Confusion
25. Australopithecus: The Ape’s Reflection

Anglia Water have shut one side of Dereham Road just before Aldi as you head out of Norwich as well as Larkman Lane. There is no way through and there is a massive queue of traffic who have ignored the multiple Road Ahead Closed signs having to turn around causing even more chaos. Access to Aldi is via Earlham Green Lane.

The other side of the road heading into Norwich is open but slow moving due to the huge amount of vehicles turning around.

My book collection on evolution and prehistoric life. Any titles I don't have that you would recommend?

Just delivered Steve Brusatte's latest book. Will be busy reading this weekend!