Synopsis
'Steve Brusatte, the author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, brings mammals out from the shadow of their more showy predecessors . . . In this beautifully written . . . terrific book, he tells the extraordinary story of how mammals came to be and makes the case for them as creatures who are just as engaging as...
Details
09 June 2022528 pages
9781529034219Imprint: Picador
Reviews
The epic story of how our mammalian cousins evolved to fly, walk, swim, and walk on two legs . . . [Brusatte's] deep knowledge infuse[s] this lively journey of millions of years of evolution with infectious enthusiasm.Neil Shubin, bestselling author of Your Inner Fish and University of Chicago paleontologist
A fascinating account of how mammals survived the great extinction that destroyed the dinosaurs and evolved to their current position of dominance. A worthy sequel to [Steve Brusatte's] The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs.Venki Ramakrishnan, 2009 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and Cambridge University biologist
Riveting . . . A real page-turner that proves science fact is more amazing than science fiction.The Sun
Nothing short of a thriller, revealing the luck, evolutionary twists and near-apocalyptical catastrophes that have led to the mammals of today, us included . . . Fascinating revelations come thick and fastGuardian
