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The work provides a systematic overview of mammalian biology, combining comparative anatomy, functional morphology, and taxonomy to explain characters such as hair, dentition, skeleton, organs, senses, and reproduction. It surveys methods of classification and traces geographical and geological distributions, including living orders and extinct groups, and treats monotremes, marsupials, and placentals with family-level descriptions. Practical notes on identification, dental notation, and fossil evidence accompany discussions of form and function, while selected bibliographical references and illustrations support readers seeking a concise, structured introduction to mammalian diversity and evolution.

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Title: An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct

Author: William Henry Flower

Richard Lydekker

Release date: April 23, 2025 [eBook #75947]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Adam and Charles Black, 1891

Credits: 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)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MAMMALS LIVING AND EXTINCT ***

AN INTRODUCTION
TO THE

STUDY OF MAMMALS

AN INTRODUCTION
TO THE STUDY OF
MAMMALS
LIVING AND EXTINCT

BY

WILLIAM HENRY FLOWER
C.B., F.R.S., D.C.L., LL.D., P.Z.S., F.L.S., F.G.S., &c.
DIRECTOR OF THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENTS, BRITISH MUSEUM

AND

RICHARD LYDEKKER
B.A., F.G.S., F.Z.S., &c.

THE WOOLLY OPOSSUM

LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK
MDCCCXCI