TY - BOOK ID - 77896650 TI - In pursuit of early mammals PY - 2013 SN - 0253008247 9780253008244 9780253008176 0253008174 4002252905 9784002252902 4002252906 PB - Bloomington DB - UniCat KW - Archaeological expeditions. KW - Mammals, Fossil. KW - Paleontology KW - Mesozoic Era KW - Amniotes, Fossil KW - Vertebrates, Fossil KW - Expeditions, Archaeological KW - Excavations (Archaeology) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77896650 AB - In Pursuit of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era, the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and describes their origins, anatomy, systematics, paleobiology, and distribution. It also tells the story of the author, a world-renowned specialist on these animals, and the other prominent paleontologists who have studied them. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead large-scale paleontological expeditions, including eight to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, which brought back important collections of dinosaur, early mammal, and other fossil ER -