The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives by Alan Turner

Other fossils from this same suborder greatly resemble cats, but since they are not categorized as being in the family Felidae, they are not included here. The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History (Advances in Database Systems 5) : Antón, Mauricio, Turner, Alan, Howell, F. In order to emphasize the evidence and remove some of the confusion caused by conjecture, this chart doesn't include any connecting lines.Ĭats belong to the family Felidae in the suborder Feliformia. xviii, 234, numerous black-and-white line-drawings of big cats by Mauricio Anton, 16 fine color plates of the. There are many competing theories as to how the family lines should be connected. As Alan Turner notes, relatively little has been written for the. Tedford provide an exemplary overview of canid evolution and an admirable counterpart to Alan Turner (1997). previous 1 2 next sort by previous 1 2 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives AWARDED: A Natural Science Book Club. With the help of illustrator Mauricio Anton, authors Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. We have new and used copies available, in 2 editions - starting at 5.00. On the chart, a dot at the end of a time range means that the species or at least one species within the genus has not gone extinct. Books by Alan Turner (Author of The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives) Books by Alan Turner Alan Turner Average rating 4.30 347 ratings 53 reviews shelved 1,183 times Showing 30 distinct works. Buy The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History by Mauricio Anton, Alan Turner, F Clark Howell (Foreword by) online at Alibris. Also, the fossil record is evidence of when these cats lived Lack of fossil evidence does not prove that the cats didn't live beyond the indicated ranges and locations.

This does not include all cat fossils but rather those in the most widely accepted major groupings. Following is a chart of the time frames for the existence of the modern cats.

The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives by Alan Turner