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End of the megafauna : the fate of the world's hugest, fiercest, and strangest animals

MacPhee, R. D. E., author, Schouten, Peter, illustrator

Overview

\"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\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
• Subject: Morphology (Animals) / Body size. / Extinct animals. / Extinction (Biology)
• ISBN: 9780393249293

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
QL799.M3227 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE