The Tertiary Record of Rodents in North America

by William W. Korth

Book Overview

Nearly half of the known species of mammals alive today (more than 1600) are rodents or "gnawing mammals" (Nowak and Paradiso, 1983). The diversity of rodents is greater than that of any other order of mammals. Thus, it is not surprising that the fossil record of this order is extensive and fossil material of rodents from the Tertiary is known from all continents except Antarctica and Australia. The purpose of this book is to compile the published...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489914463
• ISBN13: 9781489914460
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"