The Resource End of the megafauna : the fate of the world's hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals, Ross D.E. MacPhee ; with Illustrations by Peter Schouten
End of the megafauna : the fate of the world's hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals, Ross D.E. MacPhee ; with Illustrations by Peter Schouten
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- "The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth. Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller--including gorilla-sized lemurs, 800-pound birds, crocodiles that weighed a ton or more--roamed the earth. These great beasts, or "megafauna," lived on every habitable continent and on many islands. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. What caused the disappearance of these prehistoric behemoths? Paleomammologist Ross D. E. MacPhee explores that question, examining the leading extinction theories, weighing the evidence, and presenting his own conclusions. He shows how theories of human overhunting and catastrophic climate change fail to explain critical features of these extinctions, and how new thinking is needed to elucidate these mysterious losses. He comments on how past extinctions can shed light on future losses, and on the possibility of bringing back extinct species through genetic engineering. Gorgeous four-color illustrations by Peter Schouten bring these megabeasts back to life in vivid detail."--
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- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 236 pages
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- 9780393249293
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- End of the megafauna : the fate of the world's hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals
- Title
- End of the megafauna
- Title remainder
- the fate of the world's hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals
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- Ross D.E. MacPhee ; with Illustrations by Peter Schouten
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- End of the megafauna
- Title variation remainder
- the fate of the worlds hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth. Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller--including gorilla-sized lemurs, 800-pound birds, crocodiles that weighed a ton or more--roamed the earth. These great beasts, or "megafauna," lived on every habitable continent and on many islands. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. What caused the disappearance of these prehistoric behemoths? Paleomammologist Ross D. E. MacPhee explores that question, examining the leading extinction theories, weighing the evidence, and presenting his own conclusions. He shows how theories of human overhunting and catastrophic climate change fail to explain critical features of these extinctions, and how new thinking is needed to elucidate these mysterious losses. He comments on how past extinctions can shed light on future losses, and on the possibility of bringing back extinct species through genetic engineering. Gorgeous four-color illustrations by Peter Schouten bring these megabeasts back to life in vivid detail."--
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- MacPhee, R. D. E
- Dewey number
- 591.4/1
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QL799
- LC item number
- .M3227 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Schouten, Peter
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- Morphology (Animals)
- Body size
- Extinct animals
- Extinction (Biology)
- Body size
- Extinct animals
- Extinction (Biology)
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- the fate of the world's hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals
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- End of the megafauna : the fate of the world's hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals, Ross D.E. MacPhee ; with Illustrations by Peter Schouten
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- on1043348097
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393249293
- Lccn
- 2018029730
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- color illustrations
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- (OCoLC)1043348097
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- End of the megafauna : the fate of the world's hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals, Ross D.E. MacPhee ; with Illustrations by Peter Schouten
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1043348097
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393249293
- Lccn
- 2018029730
- Media category
- unmediated
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- color illustrations
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- (OCoLC)1043348097
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