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End of the megafauna

Name: End of the megafauna
Author: R. D. E. MacPhee

R. D. E. MacPhee

23 November 2018

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Book Synopsis

Until a few thousand years ago, creatures-"megafauna"-that could have been from a sci-fi thriller roamed the earth. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone.Ross MacPhee explores the question of what caused the disappearance of these prehistoric behemoths, examining the extinction theories, weighing the evidence and presenting his conclusions. 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-colour illustrations bring these megabeasts back to life in vivid detail.

About The Author

Ross D. E. MacPhee is a paleomammalogist with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where he has worked since 1988. He has conducted more than fifty expeditions in many parts of the world, including both polar regions. In addition to numerous scientific papers, he is the author of Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the South Pole (2010) and the editor of Extinctions in Near Time: Causes, Contexts, and Consequences (1999).

Product Details

ISBN: 9780393249293
Format: Hardback
Publisher: W.W. Norton and Company, (23 November 2018)
Number of Pages: 256
Weight: 1100 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 287 x 208 x 23 mm
Categories:: Environmental Science Palaeontology