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How Cats Evolved: A Serial

  1. Introduction.
  2. To Make a Cat.
  3. Time: Human vs. Geological.
  4. What is Life?
  5. Does Life Exist Elsewhere?
  6. Main Character: Earth.
  7. Main Character: Plate Tectonics.
  8. Volcanism: A Main Character?
  9. Early Life on Earth.
  10. Main Character: Tetrapods.
  11. Mammals vs. Dinosaurs: Round 1. ($)
  12. Mammals vs. Dinosaurs, Round 2. ($)
  13. Mammals vs. Dinosaurs, Round 3. ($)
  14. The K/T (K/Pg) Extinction.($)
  15. Paleocene Mammals and Dinosaurs. ($)
  16. Carnivora.($)
  17. Eocene Saber-toothed “Cats.” ($)
  18. The Big Freeze.($)
  19. Oligocene Wildlife.($)
  20. Cats and “Dogs.” ($)
  21. Miocene Saber-toothed “Cats.” ($)
  22. Miocene Cats, With and Without Saberteeth. ($)
  23. The Miocene-Pliocene Toll Bridge. ($)
  24. Smilodon and Homotherium.($)
  25. Main Character: Felinae, the “Cone-tooths.” ($)
  26. South America is Invaded.($)
  27. The Ice Ages Begin.($)
  28. Seeking Refuge. ($)
  29. Plio-Pleistocene Wildlife. ($)
  30. Main Character: Us. ($)
  31. The End of Sabertooths and Most Giants. ($)
  32. Choosing Hard Work Over Life in Eden. ($)
  33. Domestication of a Little Wildcat. ($)
  34. Mercy.

Updated June 30, 2021.

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