The walking whales
An edition of The walking whales (2014)
from land to water in eight million years
By J. G. M. Thewissen
Publish Date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
eng
Pages
245
Description:
"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.
subjects: Whales, Evolution, Fossil Whales, Paleontology, Paleontology, asia