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 Project Gutenberg 2025-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 473 Flower, William Henry 1831 1899 Flower, William Henry, Sir Flower, W. H. (William Henry) Lydekker, Richard 1849 1915 Lydekker, R. (Richard) 04013348 An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct $aLondon :$bAdam and Charles Black, $c1891. Tim Lindell, Carlo Traverso, BnF/Gallica and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Introduction to the Study of Mammals Living and Extinct" by William Henry Flower and Richard Lydekker is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work surveys the anatomy, classification, natural history, and economic significance of mammals, both living and extinct. It is aimed chiefly at students of zoology and other readers interested in mammalian biology, providing a detailed but accessible overview rather than an exhaustive treatise. The opening of the book begins with a preface outlining the authors' intentions to balance detail with accessibility for general readers and students, explaining their reliance on and integration of previous scholarly works and illustrations. The first chapter introduces the concept of "Mammalia," tracing the term's origin and clarifying its boundaries with other vertebrate classes. It covers the evolutionary history, anatomical traits, reproductive strategies, ecological diversity, and the immense practical importance of mammals to humans—including their roles in labor, food, clothing, and other products. In the initial portion of the second chapter, the book delves into anatomical detail, describing structures such as hair, coloration, scales, nails, claws, hooves, and various scent glands, before launching into an extensive discussion of mammalian dentition, emphasizing its biological and taxonomic significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/introductiontost00flow/page/n5/mode/2up 20230515050718flower 1891 GB Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Mammals QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 2484585 2025-07-30T05:58:44.589936 text/html 2378007 2025-04-23T17:52:18 text/html 11425947 2025-07-30T05:59:31.870143 application/epub+zip 11483490 2025-07-30T05:58:55.470837 application/epub+zip 968600 2025-07-30T05:58:49.818855 application/epub+zip 12271805 2025-07-30T05:59:53.694114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12062115 2025-07-30T05:59:24.431171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1959307 2025-07-30T05:58:35.242929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1939225 2025-04-23T17:52:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16853 2025-07-30T05:59:53.944041 application/rdf+xml 12004 2025-07-30T05:58:50.405847 image/jpeg 2258 2025-07-30T05:58:50.120847 image/jpeg 10927468 2025-07-30T05:58:45.665911 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia