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Edwin H. Colbert, Ph.D., is one of the best-known and most respected paleontologists of this era. At 83, he took time out of his busy schedule to write this account of his life to date.

Concise detailed review — amply illustrated — of the astonishing creatures that ruled the earth for some 180 million years, with particular emphasis on the tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates that lived during the years of reptilian dominance). Also examines interrelationships between amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals, and between these creatures and their environments.

A survey of the noted paleontologists who have uncovered and studied dinosaur fossils including information on their findings

Edwin H. Colbert, Ph.D., is one of the best-known and most respected paleontologists of this era. At 83, he took time out of his busy schedule to write this account of his life to date.

A survey of the noted paleontologists who have uncovered and studied dinosaur fossils including information on their findings

This is a print on demand publication. The American Museum of Natural History collection of fossil vertebrates from the Siwalik beds of northern India was made during the year of 1922 by Dr. Barnum Brown. Contents of this vol.: (I) Introduction: Previous Publications Dealing with American Museum Siwalik Vertebrates; and Historical Review; (II) Geological Considerations; (III) Mammalian Faunas of the Siwalik Series; (IV) American Musem Siwalik Fossil Localities; (V) Systematic Descriptions and Discussions: Primates; Rodentia; Lagomorpha; Carnivora; Tubulidentata; Proboscidea; Perissodactyla; Artiodactyla; The Migrations of Certain Mammals to and from the Siwaliks; (VI) Generaly Summary and Conclusions. Bibliography. 198 plates.