The Story of the Mammals in 25 Discoveries

Of all Prothero’s books, this one is arguably the most fun and mind-broadening. He treats a range of fossil mammals—some familiar, others mysterious—and his accounts of their discoveries are refreshing and invite exploration. A great book for students of paleontology and for all curious minds. – Xiaoming Wang, author of Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives & Evolutionary HistoryFrom the American mastodon to Australopithecus, this book is an in-depth tour of the most remarkable fossil mammals known to paleontology. This very readable book will inform and educate laypersons, students, and professionals alike—another masterful contribution by Donald R. Prothero, one of our most accomplished natural history writers. – Spencer G. Lucas, author of Dinosaurs: The Textbook

Donald R. Prothero is a paleontology and geology researcher, teacher, and author. He is adjunct professor of geological sciences at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and research associate in vertebrate paleontology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. His Columbia University Press books include The Story of Earth’s Climate in 25 Discoveries: How Scientists Found the Connections Between Climate and Life (2024) and The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries: The Evidence and the People Who Found It (2020).

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