Ice Age Mega Beasts: Mammoths

Ice Age Mega Beasts: Mammoths
Author: Sara Gilbert
Publisher: Creative Paperbacks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-07-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781628323757

An elementary exploration of mammoths, focusing on fossil evidence that helps explain how their big tusks and shaggy fur helped these plant-eating beasts adapt to the last Ice Age.

Mega Meltdown

Mega Meltdown
Author: Jack Tite
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781800788022

The perfect introduction to the Ice Age, complete with ENORMOUS fold-out pages!

Mammoths

Mammoths
Author: Sara Gilbert
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-02-01
Genre: Elephants, Fossil
ISBN: 9781566608091

"An elementary exploration of mammoths, focusing on fossil evidence that helps explain how their big tusks and shaggy fur helped these plant-eating beasts adapt to the last Ice Age"--

The Call of Distant Mammoths

The Call of Distant Mammoths
Author: Peter D. Ward
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1998-10-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780387985725

To help us understand what happened during the Ice Age, Peter Ward takes us on a tour of other mass extinctions through earth's history. He presents a compelling account of the great comet crash that killed off the dinosaurs, and describes other extinctions that were even more extensive. In so doing, he introduces us to a profound paradigm shift now taking place in paleontology: rather than arising from the gradual workings of everyday forces, all mass extinctions are due to unique, catastrophic events. Written with an irresistible combination of passion and expertise, The Call of Distant Mammoths is an engaging exploration of the history of life and the importance of humanity as an evolutionary force. "Carefully argued...an intelligent and compelling book."-THE OLYMPIAN, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON "Ward deftly summarizes a large body of scientific literature, simplifying complex ideas for the general reader without condescension."-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Did the overkill really happen?...Peter Ward deftly summarizes the arguments...Ward tells (the story) well."-THE NEW SCIENTIST

Mammoths

Mammoths
Author: Adrian Lister
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-02
Genre: Mammoths
ISBN: 9780565093273

Explore the world of mammoths with this illustrated guide, featuring photographs of skeletons, casts, tusks and preserved flesh from the world-famous collections of the Natural History Museum, London and the Field Museum in North America.

Ice Age Mammals of North America

Ice Age Mammals of North America
Author: Ian M. Lange
Publisher: Mountain Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780878426805

Lange untangles the complex evolutionary lineages of mammal families, including the gomphotheres, elephant-like creatures that coexisted with humans at the end of the Pleistocene. You�ll learn about the geologic events that led to the ice ages, along with possible causes for the mass extinctions of so many species.

Ice Age Beasts

Ice Age Beasts
Author: Michael Jay
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781410900081

Find out how animals lived, fought, and died during the Ice Age.

Mega-beasts

Mega-beasts
Author: Robert Sabuda
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Animals, Fossil
ISBN: 9780763622305

A collection of more than 35 pop-ups showing prehistoric animals.

End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World's Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals

End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World's Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals
Author: Ross D E MacPhee
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0393249301

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, 500-pound birds, and 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? No one event can be pinpointed as a specific cause, but several factors may have played a role. Paleomammalogist Ross D. E. MacPhee explores them all, 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 account for critical features of these extinctions, and how new thinking is needed to elucidate these mysterious losses. Along the way, we learn how time is determined in earth history; how DNA is used to explain the genomics and phylogenetic history of megafauna—and how synthetic biology and genetic engineering may be able to reintroduce these giants of the past. Until then, gorgeous four-color illustrations by Peter Schouten re-create these megabeasts here in vivid detail.

Megafauna

Megafauna
Author: Richard A. Fariña
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2013-05-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0253007194

“An enjoyable read that provides a substantial amount of detail on the biology, ecology, and distribution of these fantastic animals . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans. It places these giants within the context of the other mammals then alive, describing their paleobiology—how they walked; how much they weighed; their diets, behavior, biomechanics; and the interactions among them and with their environment. It also tells the stories of the scientists who contributed to our discovery and knowledge of these transcendent creatures and the environment they inhabited. The episode known as the Great American Biotic Interchange, perhaps the most important of all natural history “experiments,” is also an important theme of the book, tracing the biotic events of both North and South America that led to the fauna and the ecosystems discussed in this book. “Collectively, this book brings attention to the discovery and natural history of ancient beasts in South America while providing a broader temporal and geographic background that allows readers to understand their evolution and potential immigration to South America.” —Quarterly Review of Biology “An excellent volume . . . This book is likely to facilitate progress in the understanding of fossil mammals from the Americas.” —Priscum