The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
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"Brusatte charts the extraordinary story of the dinosaurs' successor: mammals， which emerged from the shadows to rule the Earth"--
Reviews
The Inquisitive Biologist
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Epic in scope and majestic in execution， The Rise and Reign of the Mammals thoroughly convinces that the evolutionary history of mammals is just as fascinating as that of the dinosaurs。 Read my full review at https://inquisitivebiologist。com/2022。。。 Epic in scope and majestic in execution， The Rise and Reign of the Mammals thoroughly convinces that the evolutionary history of mammals is just as fascinating as that of the dinosaurs。 Read my full review at https://inquisitivebiologist。com/2022。。。 。。。more
Juny Pagán
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Uno de los mejores viajes mentales que he realizado al leer un libro。 Empezando por el callejón de aquellos primeros antepasados reptiles que dieron paso a los mamíferos; pasando por la calle de aquellos primeros «mamíferos oficiales»; haciendo una breve pero importante parada en el bar lleno de dinosaurios; continuando luego por la arena de los gladiadores， donde los mamíferos tuvimos una dura batalla vital tras aquel legendario asteroide asesino; recorriendo el camino de la gran diversificació Uno de los mejores viajes mentales que he realizado al leer un libro。 Empezando por el callejón de aquellos primeros antepasados reptiles que dieron paso a los mamíferos; pasando por la calle de aquellos primeros «mamíferos oficiales»; haciendo una breve pero importante parada en el bar lleno de dinosaurios; continuando luego por la arena de los gladiadores， donde los mamíferos tuvimos una dura batalla vital tras aquel legendario asteroide asesino; recorriendo el camino de la gran diversificación y modernización de los mamíferos， con la evolución de nuevas bestias asesinas， nuevas especies comedoras de plantas y mucho más; llegando a un lugar frío y helado donde los mamuts y los dientes de sable dominaban el hielo。 Y， por supuesto， la evolución de la línea de los primates， que condujo a la evolución de los simios， que nos produjo a nosotros， el Homo sapiens。 Todo ello documentado durante un mundo cambiante， es decir， las épocas y períodos por los que ha pasado la Tierra。 Los mamíferos hemos tenido una danza con todos estos cambios， hemos sufrido， hemos luchado， hemos criado a nuestras crías， hemos tenido suerte。 Y en el futuro， nosotros， los mamíferos humanos， miraremos hacia atrás y contemplaremos todas estas hazañas y toda esta suerte， agradecidos por formar parte de un grupo， una clase única， que durante un periodo de tiempo en la Tierra ascendió y reinó en casi todos los rincones del planeta。Es difícil resumir todo —el contenido del libro más lo que pienso y siento sobre él— en un párrafo de una breve reseña。 Así que he destacado y destacaré lo positivo。 Steve Brusatte no solo es un buen científico。 También es un excelente escritor y autor científico。 El estilo de escritura y la expresión de Brusatte son maravillosos。 Es un libro muy bien escrito。 Es muy satisfactorio。 Es la personificación de la buena escritura científica。Como leí recientemente en New Scientist， «cualquiera que escriba sobre mamíferos se enfrenta a un reto fundamental: no hacerlo sobre nosotros»。 Este no es un libro sobre los humanos。 Es un libro sobre los mamíferos。 Sobre su historia。 Porque como dice Brusatte， nosotros， «Homo sapiens， no somos más que una de las más de seis mil especies de mamíferos que viven en la actualidad。 Visto desde la perspectiva más larga de la evolución de los mamíferos， somos un único punto， entre millones de especies a lo largo de más de 200 millones de años»。 Brusatte hace un trabajo notable al quitarnos el protagonismo， al tiempo que da importancia a la evolución de nuestra especie y reconoce el impacto que hemos tenido en la Tierra。Como nota al margen， para los que les gustan las historias bien contadas， Brusatte añade un toque especial: breves relatos de ficción creados a partir de lo que cuentan los fósiles descubiertos。 Sin embargo， debo hacer una advertencia: no te encariñes demasiado con los protagonistas de las historias。 Me ha encantado。 。。。more
Alex Jones
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A fascinating book， told in detailed but accessible prose。
emma june
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So。 Many。 Teeth。 The chapter on the Ice Age was especially interesting
Matthew Downey
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A great book， by a great human， that makes a compelling case for humans being the worst mammals。 We're indeed the asteroids of the modern world （perfectly devastating metaphor， Steve）。 A great book， by a great human， that makes a compelling case for humans being the worst mammals。 We're indeed the asteroids of the modern world （perfectly devastating metaphor， Steve）。 。。。more
Adam JW
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An incredible read。 The author masterfully communicates the comprehensive and intricate history of the early mammals and how they developed into the more familiar mammals we grew up with （ourselves included）。 This book answers questions I didn’t even know I had and re-ignited my fascination for the paleo world that I became obsessed with as a child。 This book has everything; fantastic tales of survival about our earliest proto-ancestors， journeys of geological detective work， fossils made of opa An incredible read。 The author masterfully communicates the comprehensive and intricate history of the early mammals and how they developed into the more familiar mammals we grew up with （ourselves included）。 This book answers questions I didn’t even know I had and re-ignited my fascination for the paleo world that I became obsessed with as a child。 This book has everything; fantastic tales of survival about our earliest proto-ancestors， journeys of geological detective work， fossils made of opal， harrowing mass extinctions， petty scientific nerd rivalries， comparative evolutionary biology， the TRUE discoverors of the first mammal fossils （they’re probably not who you thought！）， and on and on。 I only wish this book kept going。 Do yourselves a favor and read this now！ 。。。more
Emily
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Great book！ I’m totally geeked out。 I would have liked more illustrations。 I had to stop periodically and consult Google to see a picture of some fascinating early mammal forerunner。 Overall， though， very readable， enthralling and humbling， vast tale of life。 I recommend。
Troy Tradup
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Audiobook， so no quotes。 Read by Patrick Lawlor with verve and absolute authority over the many tongue-twisting scientific names。 Another fantastic piece of popular science writing from Steve Brusatte。 On the basis of only two books -- this one and his debut masterpiece， The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs -- Brusatte has absolutely become one of my very favorite nonfiction writers of all time。That said， I'm not sure this book is as immediately compelling as its predecessor if for no other reason Audiobook， so no quotes。 Read by Patrick Lawlor with verve and absolute authority over the many tongue-twisting scientific names。 Another fantastic piece of popular science writing from Steve Brusatte。 On the basis of only two books -- this one and his debut masterpiece， The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs -- Brusatte has absolutely become one of my very favorite nonfiction writers of all time。That said， I'm not sure this book is as immediately compelling as its predecessor if for no other reason than mammals simply aren't as cool as dinosaurs。 Sorry， family tree， there's just nothing on the twisty path toward us that can compare with a marauding T。 Rex。Part of my slightly lesser experience here may have to do with my own lack of familiarity with many of the mammalian ancestors Brusatte discusses。 When he mentioned a given species of dinosaur in his first book， I generally already had a picture in my head of the animal he was talking about。 In the case of mammals， especially the early ones， the image often remained hazy even when Brusatte offered contemporary animals for comparison。 That's also a product of listening to the audiobook while navigating increasingly chaotic summer road construction during my commute。 I have the paper version of the book as well， and I know its many illustrations will help me on a future re-read。There are a couple of sections in the book where it felt like Brusatte was leaning a little heavily into the speculative-fiction style of Riley Black's recent The Last Days of the Dinosaurs， but my minor impatience with one of those of sections may just have been its particular subject matter: a horse。 I am just not a horse guy， what can I say？This book rates four and a half stars from me， so the question becomes whether to round up or down。 I'm going to opt for up this time， because I'm guessing the experience would have been different on paper with fewer distractions and the illustrations to help me along。Note to Folio Society: PLEASE do a fancy version of this book to go along with your gorgeous edition of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs。And note to Steve Brusatte: Please do insects next。 Dinosaurs and bugs -- I'll even forgive the damned horse story！ 。。。more
Robert Kenny
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Sometimes nonfiction writers have difficulty finding the appropriate balance between being overly technical or over-simplifying the content。 This book finds a better balance than most， managing to be informative yet also accessible to people who aren’t experts in the field。
Anne
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DNFed 20% in。 I was really excited to delve into the history of the mammals， since I've enjoyed learning about the dinosaurs in the past but don't know much about mammals。 However， I was also hoping for a scientific non-fiction book backed by science。 And this book very much feels like fiction， where Brusatte makes a lot of claims and only gives about one generic paragraph claiming how paleontologists know any of this。 If you are looking for more of a narrative story， this would be great。 But I DNFed 20% in。 I was really excited to delve into the history of the mammals， since I've enjoyed learning about the dinosaurs in the past but don't know much about mammals。 However， I was also hoping for a scientific non-fiction book backed by science。 And this book very much feels like fiction， where Brusatte makes a lot of claims and only gives about one generic paragraph claiming how paleontologists know any of this。 If you are looking for more of a narrative story， this would be great。 But I was hoping to read more of a scientific book based on evidence。 。。。more
Kiril Valchev
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"Страшните гущери" от мезозоя， продължават да бъдат голямата любов на палеонтолога Стийв Брусати， но след постъпването му на работа в Единбургския университет， той развива все по-силен интерес към един друг， по-близък нам， клон от дървото на живота - този на бозайниците。 След вълнуващата "Възход и падение на динозаврите"， " The Rise and Reign of the Mammals" описва не по-малко интересната еволюционна история на класа гръбначни животни， към който принадлежим ние и всички останали наши еднопрох "Страшните гущери" от мезозоя， продължават да бъдат голямата любов на палеонтолога Стийв Брусати， но след постъпването му на работа в Единбургския университет， той развива все по-силен интерес към един друг， по-близък нам， клон от дървото на живота - този на бозайниците。 След вълнуващата "Възход и падение на динозаврите"， " The Rise and Reign of the Mammals" описва не по-малко интересната еволюционна история на класа гръбначни животни， към който принадлежим ние и всички останали наши еднопроходни， двуутробни и плацентни събратя。 От проекто-млекопитаещите и появата на първите същински бозайници， през анатомичните и физиологични иновации， позволили им， милиони години по-късно， след онова съдбоносно събитие на границата креда-палеоген， да грабнат своя шанс， до момента， в който， с бягане， скачане， катерене， летене， плуване， ровене， малко съобразителност и известна доза късмет， бозайниците достигат до всички кътчета на планетата。Увлекателни са и разказите на Брусати， за откритията на различни негови колеги （и любители）， с чиято помощ са разкрити семейните истории， на някои от най-емблематичните бозайници， населявали и населяващи Земята。На читателите， харесали предишната книга на автора， няма как， да не допадне и тази。 。。。more
Pratik Satpute
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Fantastic！ A beautiful rendition of the awesome story of the rise of the mammals。 Highly， highly recommended to anyone interested in evolution， mammal fossil history， or just the past in the general。
Maher Razouk
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الثدييات هي أكثر المخلوقات جاذبية على هذا الكوكب - مع كل الاحترام الواجب للزواحف والطيور والأنواع الحيوانية الأخرى التي تزيد عن ثمانية ملايين والتي ليست من الثدييات。 ربما يرجع ذلك إلى أن العديد من الثدييات هي ببساطة لطيفة ورقيقة، ولكن جزئيًا، أعتقد أن السبب هو أنه، على مستوى أعمق، يمكننا التواصل معها، ونرى أنفسنا فيها 。لاحظ ثعالب الماء مثلاً : الأم تلعب مع صغارها على غلاف مجلة الطبيعة。 الأفيال وأفراس النهر التي تجعل كل طفل يتوسل إلى والديه لأخذه إلى حديقة الحيوان، والباندا ووحيد القرن المهددة با الثدييات هي أكثر المخلوقات جاذبية على هذا الكوكب - مع كل الاحترام الواجب للزواحف والطيور والأنواع الحيوانية الأخرى التي تزيد عن ثمانية ملايين والتي ليست من الثدييات。 ربما يرجع ذلك إلى أن العديد من الثدييات هي ببساطة لطيفة ورقيقة، ولكن جزئيًا، أعتقد أن السبب هو أنه، على مستوى أعمق، يمكننا التواصل معها، ونرى أنفسنا فيها 。لاحظ ثعالب الماء مثلاً : الأم تلعب مع صغارها على غلاف مجلة الطبيعة。 الأفيال وأفراس النهر التي تجعل كل طفل يتوسل إلى والديه لأخذه إلى حديقة الحيوان، والباندا ووحيد القرن المهددة بالانقراض والتي تشد أوتار قلبنا عندما تزعجنا العديد من النداءات الأخرى للأعمال الخيرية。 الثعالب والسناجب التي تتعايش مع مدننا، الغزلان التي تتعدى على ضواحينا。 حيتان ذات أجساد أطول من ملاعب كرة السلة، تخرج من الهاوية لرش الماء الساخن عدة طوابق في السماء。 الخفافيش مصاصي الدماء التي تشرب الدم ، والأسود والنمور التي تجعل شعر جسدنا يقف إلى نهايته。 حيواناتنا الأليفة المحبوبة، من القطط أو الكلاب أو في بعض الأحيان أكثر تنوعًا 。 بالنسبة للكثيرين منا، طعامنا - برغر اللحم البقري، نقانق لحم الخنزير، قطع لحم الضأن。 وبالطبع نحن。 نحن ثدييات، بنفس الطريقة التي يكون بها الدب أو الفأر。。Steve BrusatteThe Rise and Reign of the MammalsTranslated By #Maher_Razouk 。。。more
Ula Tardigrade
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After a bestselling book about dinosaurs， Steve Brusatte decided to take on a less popular topic – first mammals and their evolution。 Again， he combines vivid descriptions of the bygone world with a story of scientific discoveries and the work of many paleontologists， himself included。 If you liked 'The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs'， you will definitely like this one as well， even if ancient mammals may seem less charismatic。Many beautiful illustrations and photos were a big plus。 Thanks to th After a bestselling book about dinosaurs， Steve Brusatte decided to take on a less popular topic – first mammals and their evolution。 Again， he combines vivid descriptions of the bygone world with a story of scientific discoveries and the work of many paleontologists， himself included。 If you liked 'The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs'， you will definitely like this one as well， even if ancient mammals may seem less charismatic。Many beautiful illustrations and photos were a big plus。 Thanks to the publisher， Mariner Books， and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book。 。。。more
Jim French
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Just starting it， looks like it covers a lot of material that is new to me， in an interesting way。
Andrea Wenger
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This is a fascinating， informative， and highly entertaining read。 It's a good reminder that the history of the mammals is every bit as stunning as the history of the dinosaurs。 The largest creature that ever lived， the blue whale， shares the earth with us right now。 And the mammals that lived alongside the dinosaurs weren't all the tiny， insignificant shrew-like creatures we've come to expect。Intriguingly， the books suggests that in their own niche， mammals may have outcompeted dinosaurs and pre This is a fascinating， informative， and highly entertaining read。 It's a good reminder that the history of the mammals is every bit as stunning as the history of the dinosaurs。 The largest creature that ever lived， the blue whale， shares the earth with us right now。 And the mammals that lived alongside the dinosaurs weren't all the tiny， insignificant shrew-like creatures we've come to expect。Intriguingly， the books suggests that in their own niche， mammals may have outcompeted dinosaurs and prevented them from growing smaller。 Which matters because their very size may have prevented any non-avian dinosaurs from surviving the impact event at the end of the Cretaceous。 Mammals seem ordinary because they're here。 Because they're us。 This book is a good reminder of how cool they actually are。 Thanks， NetGalley， for the ARC I received。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Sierra
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Ok so I may or may not use this as a handbook for who to contact for a PhD advisor。 That makes me not exactly a general audience member，，，but obviously I was super excited for this book。 And it delivered！ Honestly I wasn't the hugest fan of the writing style but I am Rather Fond of tracing broad strokes of mammal evolution so I didn't notice the writing after like page 10。 I thought I knew about mammals before， but in fact I did not。 thank u Dr。 Brusatte for making my brain cells crash into each Ok so I may or may not use this as a handbook for who to contact for a PhD advisor。 That makes me not exactly a general audience member，，，but obviously I was super excited for this book。 And it delivered！ Honestly I wasn't the hugest fan of the writing style but I am Rather Fond of tracing broad strokes of mammal evolution so I didn't notice the writing after like page 10。 I thought I knew about mammals before， but in fact I did not。 thank u Dr。 Brusatte for making my brain cells crash into each other and create thoughts， and watch out for that email coming your way in fall 2024。 ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sabrina
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I am so thankful to have received this ARC of The Rise and Reign of the Mammals。 After falling in love with Brusatte’s mesmerizing science writing in The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， I was so ready for more。 And yes， we received more， much more。 I appreciate Brusatte’s perfect combination of educational material and story telling mastery。 As you read through each chapter， you envision these mammals and the world they lived in。 You take another journey through time， this one ending up right he I am so thankful to have received this ARC of The Rise and Reign of the Mammals。 After falling in love with Brusatte’s mesmerizing science writing in The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， I was so ready for more。 And yes， we received more， much more。 I appreciate Brusatte’s perfect combination of educational material and story telling mastery。 As you read through each chapter， you envision these mammals and the world they lived in。 You take another journey through time， this one ending up right here where we are now。 The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs will always have my heart， but if you loved that book as much as I do， you need this one too。 We can only hope that Steve Brusatte will continue to take us on more adventures。 。。。more
Nataliya
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“It was the Age of Dinosaurs， but in the smaller and hidden niches， it was already the Age of Mammals。” There’s something fascinatingly majestic about dinosaurs。 Those colossal creatures ruling prehistoric planet， cut down in their prime by an apocalypse from space。 Mammals， on the other hand， seem to be getting the short shrift fascination-wise。 Yeah， they lucked out and inherited the earth while poor dinosaurs got relegated to chirping in the trees angiosperms — but mammals are boring。 They “It was the Age of Dinosaurs， but in the smaller and hidden niches， it was already the Age of Mammals。” There’s something fascinatingly majestic about dinosaurs。 Those colossal creatures ruling prehistoric planet， cut down in their prime by an apocalypse from space。 Mammals， on the other hand， seem to be getting the short shrift fascination-wise。 Yeah， they lucked out and inherited the earth while poor dinosaurs got relegated to chirping in the trees angiosperms — but mammals are boring。 They are everywhere。 They are pests。 They are us。Normally when I think paleontology I think T。 rex， not rodents。But Steve Brusatte of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World fame does not think so。 As a matter of fact， he tells is that after all the dinosaur adventures he has had an about-face and now is very much into prehistoric mammal fossils。 And he’s clearly very passionate about this。 Forget the brontosaurus and the triceratops — below their feet a fascinating parallel world of mammals was just waiting for its chance。 He gives us a very detailed look at the earliest mammals， with a lot of descriptions of teeth and jaw/ear bones。 The minutia about what made mammals what they are now。 “Here paleontologists can gloat: it is only the fossils， and not DNA， that reveal the story of how whales moved into the water。 It’s a tale of how Bambi turned into Moby Dick。” But just as I resigned myself to accept that rodent-like creatures are still cool， Brusatte reminded us that mammals are still pretty awesome even if they are not T。 rex。 The largest living animals - blue whales。 The flying mammals - bats who mastered flight in a new way， different from other flying creatures。 The majestic elephants thundering through the savanna。 “What many of us—me included， to be honest—don’t often appreciate is that there are many superlative animals alive right now， which share the earth with us。 Many of these are mammals。 The blue whale is the most extreme of these “extreme mammals。” It is not merely the largest mammal alive today， but the largest living animal， period。 Nobody has ever found a fossil of anything bigger， which means that the blue whale is the all-time record holder， the heavyweight champion of the history of the world。It’s a simple but profound statement that bears repeating: the biggest animal that has ever lived is alive right now。 Of all the billions of species that have lived during the billions of years of Earth history， we are among the privileged few that can say such a thing。 How glorious is it that we breathe the same air as a blue whale， swim in the same waters， and gaze at the same stars？” Not to mention the now-extinct megafauna of the last Ice Age。 Woolly mammoths， sabertooth tigers - all that awesome megafauna that sadly is lost to us now。 Even if he destroys my mental image of fighting megafauna pretty quickly: “What this means， perhaps disappointingly， is that saber-toothed tigers and woolly mammoths were not adversaries。 They might have been casual acquaintances， which occasionally met on the fringes of their ranges， where the Mammoth Steppe gave way to more temperate biomes。 They were not， however， Batman and the Joker， or Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty， or T。 rex and Triceratops。” It’s comprehensive and detailed and full of minutia which you may want to interpret as tedious or fascinating， based on your inclinations — but I dare say that if you willingly picked up a 500+ page book on mammalian paleontology， you may just fall into the “fascinating” camp。 And just like his dinosaur book， it’s full of Brusatte’s slightly nerdy humor which I think is perfect。4。5 stars。————Thanks to NetGalley and Mariner Books for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。————Hopefully we’ll leave a world of more than just fossils for generations to come。 “It comes down to this: if our human species had not spread around the world， then a lot of the megafauna would still be here。 Maybe not all of them， but probably most。 Dinosaurs like T。 rex and Triceratops were felled by an asteroid。 For mammoths and sabertooths， we were the asteroid。” ——————Also posted on my blog。 。。。more
Zan Safra
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Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for this ARC！Wow！ Steve Brusatte's "The Rise and Reign of the Mammals" is a wonderfully worthy sequel to his "Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs"。 My knowledge of the evolution of mammals has always been pretty sparse; I'd always imagined early mammals as boring little rat-critters running around trying not to be stomped by giant reptiles。 （Okay， I did know that they weren't actually rodents， but that's all I could picture。） This book showed me how incredibly Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for this ARC！Wow！ Steve Brusatte's "The Rise and Reign of the Mammals" is a wonderfully worthy sequel to his "Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs"。 My knowledge of the evolution of mammals has always been pretty sparse; I'd always imagined early mammals as boring little rat-critters running around trying not to be stomped by giant reptiles。 （Okay， I did know that they weren't actually rodents， but that's all I could picture。） This book showed me how incredibly wrong I was。 This book covers the mammalian journey from the evolution of the earliest stem mammals to the Ice Age megafauna， ending with our own hominid development。 Other than the fascinating stories about the discovery of the fossils Brusatte describes， I particularly enjoyed the Ernest Thompson Seton-esque tidbits about the hypothetical lives of these animals。I'd prefer not to give too much more away， so paleontology fans: check it out yourselves！Easily 5 stars。 Wonderfully done！ 。。。more
Cat Gatto
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Another great overview by Steve Brusatte （if you have not yet read The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， I highly recommend that you do）。 In this book， Brusatte covers the evolution of mammals from Carboniferous period mammal ancestors up through present-day species。 One of my favorite aspects of the book are the fictional vignettes Brusatte includes at the beginning of many of the chapters。 These short stories （which are based on fossil evidence） really enrich the reading experience and illustrat Another great overview by Steve Brusatte （if you have not yet read The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， I highly recommend that you do）。 In this book， Brusatte covers the evolution of mammals from Carboniferous period mammal ancestors up through present-day species。 One of my favorite aspects of the book are the fictional vignettes Brusatte includes at the beginning of many of the chapters。 These short stories （which are based on fossil evidence） really enrich the reading experience and illustrate what these animals would have been like while alive。 I also enjoyed the passages where he talked about his own experiences as a paleontologist。 Like The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， which I sped through in a few days， this book is highly readable。I think the only negative for me was that at some points during the book I felt like I wanted more。 However， as the book covers over 300 million years of history， I can see why not every detail could be included。 I’ll just have to pick up some of the titles mentioned in the extensive notes section of the book！（Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for the advanced reader copy。） 。。。more
Dayton
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Overall quite fascinating， even if a couple sections in the middle get a little bogged down in detail。 What a joy to be a mammal！
Lizzie Stewart
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** Thanks to NetGalley， Steve Brusatte， and Mariner Books for this ARC **I absolutely ADORED Steve Brusatte's last book， The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World， which came out in 2018。 I read it in November of 2019 and was absolutely captivated。 When I saw that Brusatte had a new book releasing in June of 2022， I couldn't wait to get my hands on it。 This was really， really good！ I enjoyed it slightly less than The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， maybe because it felt a ** Thanks to NetGalley， Steve Brusatte， and Mariner Books for this ARC **I absolutely ADORED Steve Brusatte's last book， The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World， which came out in 2018。 I read it in November of 2019 and was absolutely captivated。 When I saw that Brusatte had a new book releasing in June of 2022， I couldn't wait to get my hands on it。 This was really， really good！ I enjoyed it slightly less than The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， maybe because it felt a little bit more meandering at points。 I learned so much from this book， though， and was captivated by stories of Thomas Jefferson making The Louisiana Purchase in part to look for living mastodons。 It is so humbling to read the story of mammals in just over 500 pages and to realize what a small part of global history we are and how unfairly large our impact has been。 At one point Brusatte comments that we are to the megafauna what the asteroid was to dinosaurs。 We have wreaked havoc on our animal cousins and we are rapidly approaching centuries where we will have to live in habitats that we did not evolve for as a result of our actions。 I am grateful not to be living in 3000 and cannot imagine what our world will be like in another thousand years。 It is so difficult for us to process harm caused on the magnitude of thousands of years， but it is crucial that we identify that we are changing our world in ways that will be irreversible in the short-term。 What kind of planet do we want to leave for the last vestige of our Homo genus？ How long will we survive the effects of our actions？ Will any of the remaining megafauna survive us？ What other animals will be an afterthought in the extinction event of our time - mastodons， tigers， bison。 Will the hundreds of years separating their demise feel meaningful to the paleontologists of the future， if there are any？I am very grateful to have had the chance to read this and highly recommend it。 。。。more
Nicole Barbaro
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After reading Brusatte’s excellent first book， The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book， The Rise and Reign of the Mammals。 As expected， the book is fantastic！ Brusatte is truly one of the greatest science writers I’ve had the privilege of reading。 Great detail， organized delivery， and fun to read。 I blew through this in 3 days and may or may not have put off other important things to do so because I couldn’t put it down。 Grateful for receiving an advanced copy。 P After reading Brusatte’s excellent first book， The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs， I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book， The Rise and Reign of the Mammals。 As expected， the book is fantastic！ Brusatte is truly one of the greatest science writers I’ve had the privilege of reading。 Great detail， organized delivery， and fun to read。 I blew through this in 3 days and may or may not have put off other important things to do so because I couldn’t put it down。 Grateful for receiving an advanced copy。 Pre-order a copy to get it next month when it’s out！ （June 7 in the US） 。。。more
Xavier Bonilla
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