Bibliograph

The walking whales, from land to water in eight million years, J.G.M. "Hans" Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard

Type

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The walking whales, from land to water in eight million years, J.G.M. "Hans" Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The walking whales

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876370603

Responsibility statement

J.G.M. "Hans" Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard

Sub title

from land to water in eight million years

Summary

"A ... first-person account of the discoveries that brought to light the early fossil record of whales. As evidenced in the record, whales evolved from herbivorous forest-dwelling ancestors that resembled tiny deer to carnivorous monsters stalking lakes and rivers and to serpentlike denizens of the coast. Thewissen reports on his discoveries in the wilds of India and Pakistan, weaving a narrative that reveals the day-to-day adventures of fossil collection, enriching it with local flavors from South Asian culture and society"--Dust jacket flap

Table Of Contents

A wasted dig -- Fish, mammal, or dinosaur? -- A whale with legs -- Learning to swim -- When the mountains grew -- Passage to India -- A trip to the beach -- The otter whale -- The ocean is a desert -- The skeleton puzzle -- The river whales -- Whales conquer the world -- From embryos to evolution -- Before whales -- The way forward

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