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100 1 _aHarmer, S. F.
_q(Sidney Frederic),
_d1862-1950
245 1 4 _aThe Cambridge natural history, Vol. 10 (of 10)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-06-01
505 0 _aMammalia, by F. Beddard.
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Cambridge Natural History, Vol. 10 (of 10)" by Frank E. Beddard is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the class Mammalia, providing a comprehensive study of mammals, covering both living and extinct species. The book is part of a larger series that aims to detail various aspects of natural history, and it serves as a valuable resource for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the field of biology. The opening of this work presents a preface where Beddard addresses the challenges of compacting an enormous amount of information within limited pages, following two previous authors on the subject. He discusses the structure and classification of mammals, providing a glimpse of the complexity and diversity of the group. Beddard emphasizes the uniqueness of mammals characterized by certain physical traits, such as the presence of mammary glands, while also touching upon evolutionary aspects and the historical context of mammalian studies. This introduction sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the diverse orders of mammals and their evolutionary significance throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAnimals
653 _aMammals
700 1 _aBeddard, Frank E.
_q(Frank Evers),
_d1858-1925
700 1 _aShipley, A. E., Sir
_q(Arthur Everett),
_d1861-1927
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39887
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