Cambridge Natural History Mammalia

by Frank E. Beddard

CONTENTS

	Page
Scheme of the Classification adopted in this Book	ix
CHAPTER I
Introductory	1
CHAPTER II
Structure and Present Distribution of the Mammalia	5
CHAPTER III
The Possible Forerunners of the Mammalia	90
CHAPTER IV
The Dawn of Mammalian Life	96
CHAPTER V
The Existing Orders of Mammals: Prototheria-Monotremata	105
CHAPTER VI
Introduction to the Sub-Class Eutheria	116
CHAPTER VII
Eutheria—Marsupialia	122
CHAPTER VIII
Edentata—Ganodonta	161
CHAPTER IX
Ungulata—Condylarthra—Amblypoda—Ancylopoda—Typotheria— Toxodontia—Proboscidea—Hyracoidea	195
CHAPTER X
Ungulata (continued)—Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)—Litopterna	235
CHAPTER XI
Ungulata (continued)—Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)—Sirenia	269
CHAPTER XII
Cetacea—Whales and Dolphins	339
CHAPTER XIII
Carnivora—Fissipedia	386
CHAPTER XIV
Carnivora (continued)—Pinnipedia (Seals and Walruses)—Creodonta	446
CHAPTER XV
Rodentia—Tillodontia	458
CHAPTER XVI
Insectivora—Chiroptera	508
CHAPTER XVII
Primates	533