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Mammoth book
I know they're not dinosaurs, *you* know they're not dinosaurs, but I
suspect some people here will be interested in the news anyways, so
I'm passing this along on behalf of a non-subscriber:
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:02:52 -0800
From: L Guevarra <l_guevarra@ucpress.edu>
Subject: NEW BOOK: Mammoths
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Dear Dinosaur Mailing List:
The University of California Press is pleased to announce the publication
of:
Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age, Revised Edition
Adrian Lister is a Research Leader in Paleontology at the Natural
History Museum, London, and Visiting Professor at University College
London. A leading expert on mammoths, he has published over 120
scientific papers on Ice Age mammals. He has also studied mammoth
fossils in museums all over the world, and the behavior of living
elephants in the wild. Paul Bahn is an independent archaeologist and
author of _Journey to the Ice Age _(UC Press), and editor of _Atlas
of World Archaeology_ and _Cambridge Illustrated History of
Archaeology _among other books.
http://go.ucpress.edu/Lister
A dazzling visual record of one of Earth's most extraordinary
species, this updated and revised edition of _Mammoths: Giants of the
Ice Age _integrates exciting new research to piece together the story
of mammoths, mastodons, and their relatives, icons of the Ice Age.
Incorporating recent genetic work, new fossil finds, new extinction
theories, and more, _Mammoths _is a captivating exploration of how
these mighty creatures evolved, lived, and mysteriously disappeared.
The book features a wealth of color illustrations that depict
mammoths in their dramatic Ice Age habitats, scores of photographs of
mammoth remains, and images of the art of prehistoric people who saw
these animals in the flesh.
_Copub: Marshall Editions_
Full information about the book, including the table of contents, is
available online: http://go.ucpress.edu/Lister
--
Lolita Guevarra
Electronic Marketing Coordinator
University of California Press
Tel. 510.643.4738 | Fax 510.643.7127
lolita.guevarra@ucpress.edu