A beautifully illustrated guide to the larger and more frequently encountered African mammals. Individual accounts with range maps for over 200 species provide information on each animal's description, distribution status, habitat, behavior, food, and reproduction. Excellent coverage of the larger, more familiar species, plus limited coverage of some smaller African mammals including hedgehogs, hyraxes, hares and rabbits, and squirrels. Exceptionally well illustrated with over 400 color photos, b/w footprint diagrams, maps, indexes to English, German, and French common names.

Covers almost every species of mammal found in continental Africa. A vital companion for anyone visiting Africa.

This magnificent volume is a clear and comprehensive review of the African mammalian fossil record over the past 65 million years. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa includes current taxonomic and systematic revisions of all African mammal taxa, detailed compilations of fossil site occurrences, and a wealth of information regarding paleobiology, phylogeny, and biogeography. Primates, including hominins, are particularly well covered. The discussion addresses the systematics of endemic African mammals, factors relating to species richness, and a summary of isotopic information. The work also provides contextual information about Cenozoic African tectonics, chrono stratigraphy of sites, paleobotany, and global and regional climate change. Updating our understanding of this important material with the wealth of research from the past three decades, this volume is an essential resource for anyone interested in the evolutionary history of Africa and the diversification of its mammals.