RE: Books on those Hairy Things

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> David Krentz
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:06 PM
> To: Dinonet
> Subject: Books on those Hairy Things
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>   I am amazed at how few books are available on prehistoric mammals that
> don't involve coloring inbetween the lines.  Does anyone have any good
> reccomendations for me?
>
>  Oh yea...dinosaurs.  Now we're on topic.
>

A classic is R.J.G. Savage & M.R. Long's _Mammal evolution: an illustrated
guide_.

I would REALLY like to see a "Discovering Fossil Mammals" come out of the
AMNH, comparable to  Maisey's excellent _Discovering Fossil Fishes_.

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology           Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland          College Park Scholars
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