A Key to the Skulls of North American Mammals

Author(s): Monte L Thies

Edition: 4

Copyright: 2016

Pages: 124

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A Key to the Skulls of North American Mammals is a reference and tool for working in and teaching mammalogy. It provides an up-to-date comprehensive treatment of all mammal genera, both native and introduced, occurring in North America north of Mexico, inclusive of marine mammals found in coastal waters.  

The updated 4th edition includes a general reorganization of orders to more accurately represent current associations among higher taxonomic groupings.

INTRODUCTION

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

KEY TO THE ORDERS OF MAMMALS

DIDELPHIMORPHIA

SIRENIA

CINGULATA

PRIMATES

RODENTIA

LAGOMORPHA

SORICOMORPHA

CHIROPTERA

CARNIVORA

PERISSODACTYLA

ARTIODACTYLA

CETACEA

DENTAL FORMULAS OF REPRESENTED GENERA

SELECTED REFERENCES

Monte L Thies

A Key to the Skulls of North American Mammals is a reference and tool for working in and teaching mammalogy. It provides an up-to-date comprehensive treatment of all mammal genera, both native and introduced, occurring in North America north of Mexico, inclusive of marine mammals found in coastal waters.  

The updated 4th edition includes a general reorganization of orders to more accurately represent current associations among higher taxonomic groupings.

INTRODUCTION

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

KEY TO THE ORDERS OF MAMMALS

DIDELPHIMORPHIA

SIRENIA

CINGULATA

PRIMATES

RODENTIA

LAGOMORPHA

SORICOMORPHA

CHIROPTERA

CARNIVORA

PERISSODACTYLA

ARTIODACTYLA

CETACEA

DENTAL FORMULAS OF REPRESENTED GENERA

SELECTED REFERENCES

Monte L Thies