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An interesting and comprehensive, albeit lengthy, read/listen about early mammalian foundations. Much of this book was quite dense, not unlike a textbook, but Brusatte is a talented storyteller and managed to weave in compelling vignettes, both real (stories of field work) and imagined (possible scenarios of how certain early mammals came to be fossilized in certain locations). It's fascinating but hardly surprising how mammals have evolved over time throughout the various geological epochs, ice
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A great read on the evolution of mammals, including the context of plate tectonics and changes in climate. Brusatte is very readable and he might be fun to have a coffee with and a chat.
The book was good I just wish the author could've written it without bringing in the anti American politics. That's really the only thing I didn't like about the book.
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