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

by Ross D E Macphee

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

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Publication date

Nov 13, 2018

Format

Print edition

Pages

256

ISBN

9780393249293