In The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, palaeontologist Steve Brusatte weaves together the history and evolution of our mammal ancestors with stories of the scientists whose field work and discoveries underlie our knowledge, both of iconic mammals like the mammoths, and of fascinating species that few of us are aware of. For what we see today is but a very limited range of the mammals that have existed; in this fascinating and ground-breaking book, Steve Brusatte tells their - and our - story. Proves science fact is more amazing than science fiction.