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John McLoughlin (2)

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John McLoughlin (2) foi considerado como pseudónimo de John C. McLoughlin.

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Obras por John McLoughlin

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Toolmaker Koan (1987) 118 exemplares
Synapsida (1980) 32 exemplares
The Animals among Us (1978) 8 exemplares

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OK, history quiz, folks! Who did mammals evolve from? How and why? The answer is the Synapsida line which gave rise to the Therapsids which, during the reign of the dinosaurs were reduced to tiny creatures that snuffled in the jungle muck in the dark--and from these little beings all mammals arose. The period during which these pre-mammals were in hiding was crucial to developing every aspect of the mammalian survival strategy--from integrating hearing inside the brain, in space and time, if you will, so as to more efficiently track their own prey, caring for young in order to pass on information, nursing for the advantage of good nutrition, the list is endless and fascinating. McLoughlin lays out the progression simply and humorously and above all readably in this short, well-illustrated book--the drawings by McLoughlin himself. It was published in 1980, and that is 35 years ago, but I am guessing that while a few gaps may have been filled in in the meantime and perhaps a few things reconsidered the essential information is probably sound. *****… (mais)
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sibylline | 1 outra crítica | Sep 26, 2015 |
 
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TheGreatBDB | 1 outra crítica | Nov 4, 2010 |
McLoughlin's book is outdated in many respects, and holds some ideas that were heterodox already when written. However, it remains about the only popular text on the non-mammalian synapsids - a group of animals containing our early ancestors, as well as the biggest terrestrial vertebrates of the Permian and early Triassic, including the famous sail-backed Dimetrodon, oft figured in dinosaur books, despite being more closely related to us than to dinosaurs, and living tens of millions of years before the earliest dinos.

Apart from the subject matter, the book is notable for McLoughlin's engaging style and dry humour, and for the many black-and-white illustrations, many featuring animals few readers are likely to have seen restored elsewhere. I recommend it to everyone whose interest in extinct life extends beyond the dinosaurs.
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AndreasJ | 1 outra crítica | Oct 12, 2010 |
 
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