Project Gutenberg 2025-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 215 Scott, William Berryman 1858 1947 Scott, W. B. (William Berryman) 13024760 A history of land mammals in the western hemisphere $aNew York :$bThe MacMillan Company, $c1913. Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere" by William Berryman Scott is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the evolutionary history and geographical distribution of mammals in North and South America, exploring their development from ancient ancestors to the modern forms found today. The book is intended for both lay readers and zoologists, aiming to present complex paleontological concepts in an accessible manner. The opening of the book introduces the origins and motivations behind its creation, highlighting the author's personal experiences with fossil collecting during his youth, which sparked a lifelong fascination with the subject. It discusses the initial steps of investigating mammalian history, emphasizing the importance of understanding both geological and paleontological methods in reconstructing past environments and life forms. The text outlines the challenges of making this rich history comprehensible to a broader audience, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of mammalian evolution, their classifications, and the fossil evidence supporting these concepts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/historyoflandmam00scot 20220911092429scott 1913 us Reading ease score: 53.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Mammals Mammals, Fossil QE Text Category: History - Other Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1934400 2025-06-29T14:00:22.827453 text/html 1764407 2025-01-14T16:49:26 text/html 12427928 2025-06-29T14:01:00.603695 application/epub+zip 12448550 2025-06-29T14:00:31.907421 application/epub+zip 679054 2025-06-29T14:00:26.956357 application/epub+zip 13213546 2025-06-29T14:01:19.699613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12932359 2025-06-29T14:00:55.230702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1282206 2025-06-29T14:00:15.107512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1262201 2025-01-14T16:49:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16068 2025-06-29T14:01:19.905612 application/rdf+xml 19807 2025-06-29T14:00:27.581370 image/jpeg 3347 2025-06-29T14:00:27.272346 image/jpeg 11877265 2025-06-29T14:00:23.669359 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia