| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 255 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Summary |
Until about 13,000 years ago, Europe and North America were home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become our cities and streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas, these Ice Age giants vanished forever. In this book the author digs through the evidence surrounding Pleistocene large animal ('megafauna') extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history - and our part in it - is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Extinction (Biology)
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Paleontology -- Pleistocene.
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Mammals -- Effect of human beings on
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Prehistoric peoples.
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Hunting, Prehistoric.
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Paleoecology -- Pleistocene.
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Mammals -- Conservation
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Wildlife conservation.
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Extinction (Biology)
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Hunting, Prehistoric.
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Paleoecology.
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Paleontology.
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Pleistocene Geologic Epoch.
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Prehistoric peoples.
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Wildlife conservation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190267766 |
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0190267763 |
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