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Marshall Islands 2009 "Prehistoric animals"

Issue Date	24.11.2009
ID	Michel: 2518-2522 Scott: 956 (956a-956e) Stanley Gibbons: Yvert: UPU: Category: pR
Author	Artwork: Don Balke
Stamps in set	5
Value	US$ 0.44 - Mastodon Roaming Prairie US$ 0.44 - Eohippus Eatin Tree Leaves US$ 0.44 - Mammoth Walking in Snowstorm US$ 0.44 - Saber-toothed Cat Perched on Rock US$ 0.44 - Mastodon Mother and Baby Drinking in Marsh
Size (width x height)	31 x 40 mm, MS size: 179 x 184 mm
Layout	Strip of 5, MS of 4 strips
Products	FDC x1 MS x1
Paper	unwatermarked gummed paper
Perforation	13.5 x 13.5
Print Technique	Black, cyan, magenta, yellow by offset lithography on unwatermarked gummed paper
Printed by	Printing, Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Quantity
Issuing Authority	Marshall Islands Postal Service. Issue Place: Majuro

Towards the end of the Mesozoic Era about 65 million years ago, changes began to take place on Earth, resulting in the growth of mountain ranges and a colder and more arid climate. Swamplands and shallow oceans dried up, hastening the extinction of many reptilian species. These geological and atmospheric changes prepared the way for the next age of history: the Cenozoic Era, also known as the age of mammals. During this era, ancestors of present-day mammals including early elephants, horses and camels originated. Carnivores proliferated and evolved into canine and feline types of animals. While some creatures adapted very well to the changing environment, others could not tolerate the new conditions and migrated to more temperate areas. Those that could not adapt eventually became extinct.
Note: according to http://www.stampedout.nl/ Mastodon is not a genus, but the colloquial name for members of the family Gomphotheriidae. The depicting genus is probably Mammut. Eohippus should be Hyracotherium, the sabretooth is probably Smilodon.

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References: Marshall Islands Stamp Catalog

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