| Description |
xxix, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Prologue : Steller's Sea Ape -- 1. Reefs in the desert -- 2. Amphibious ambiguities -- 3. Bird teeth and reptile necks -- 4. Tail tales -- 5. Cope's elusive Ophidians -- 6. Hooves into flippers -- 7. Marsh's deceptive desmostylians -- 8. Emlong's whale -- 9. Paws into flippers -- 10. Sea cows and oyster bears -- 11. The long, warm summer -- 12. Emptying bays -- 13. Punctuated Pinnipeds and Darwinian Sierenians -- 14. Advent of autumn -- 15. Ice age invasions -- 16. Hands into paddles -- 17. Pileated woodpecker's boat -- 18. The end of the earth -- 19. An industrial interlude -- 20. Intimations of communication -- Epilogue : the old man of the sea |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index |
| Subject |
Marine animals -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) -- History.
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Vertebrates -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) -- History.
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| LC no. |
2006035806 |
| ISBN |
0520243226 (alk. paper) |
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9780520243224 (alk. paper) |
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