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Beasts of Eden

The publisher gratefully acknowledges the

generous contribution to this book provided

by the General Endowment Fund of the

University of California Press Associates.

Beasts of Eden

walking whales, dawn horses, and other

enigmas of mammal evolution

David Rains Wallace

university of california press

berkeley los angeles london

University of California Press

Berkeley and Los Angeles, California

University of California Press, Ltd.

London, England

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wallace, David Rains, 1945–.

Beasts of Eden : walking whales, dawn horses, and

other enigmas of mammal evolution / David Rains

Wallace.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

isbn 0-520-23731-5 (alk. paper).

1. Mammals—Evolution. 2. Mammals, Fossil.

I. Title.

ql708.5.w25 2004

599.138—dc22

2003022857

Manufactured in the United States of America

13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04

10987654 321

Printed on Ecobook 50 containing a minimum 50%

post-consumer waste, processed chlorine free. The balance

contains virgin pulp, including 25% Forest Stewardship

Council Certiﬁed for no old growth tree cutting,

processed either tcf or ecf. The sheet is acid-free

and meets the minimum requirements of

ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper).

Beasts of Eden - Walking Whales Dawn Horses and Other Enigmas of Mammal Evolution by David Rains Wallace (2004).pdf