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Author | : Robert Sabuda |
Publisher | : Candlewick Press (MA) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Animals, Fossil |
ISBN | : 9780763622305 |
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A collection of more than 35 pop-ups showing prehistoric animals.
Author | : Giles Andreae |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2014-09-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1408337150 |
Download Mad About Mega Beasts! Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Discover the world's biggest, most magnificent animals in this colourful, rhyming picture book! Have you ever seen a squid that weighs more than a car? Or a dinosaur that's as big as eighteen elephants? Packed with incredible creatures, from the cuddly St Bernard dog to the ferocious Siberian tiger, this bright, bold book is perfect for young animal fans everywhere! With a short, lively rhyme on each page, fun facts and colourful pictures. From the author of international bestseller, Giraffes Can't Dance.
Author | : Richard A. Fariña |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2013-05-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0253007194 |
Download Megafauna Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“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
Author | : Howard Zimmerman |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Animals, Fossil |
ISBN | : 0689841132 |
Download Beyond the Dinosaurs! Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Describes the age after the dinosaurs where huge beasts, reptiles, and flying creatures terrorized the earth.
Author | : Sara Gilbert |
Publisher | : Creative Education |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 2017-01-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781608187669 |
Download Giant Short-Faced Bears Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"An elementary exploration of giant short-faced bears, focusing on fossil evidence that helps explain how their long legs and wide snouts helped these beasts adapt to the last Ice Age"--
Author | : Jack Tite |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781800788022 |
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Author | : Elsa Panciroli |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2021-06-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1472983971 |
Download Beasts Before Us Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story. In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the Carboniferous period, over three-hundred million years ago. They made the world theirs long before the rise of dinosaurs. Travelling forward into the Permian and then Triassic periods, we learn how our ancient mammal ancestors evolved from large hairy beasts with accelerating metabolisms to exploit miniaturisation, which was key to unlocking the traits that define mammals as we now know them. Elsa criss-crosses the globe to explore the sites where discoveries are being made and meet the people who make them. In Scotland, she traverses the desert dunes of prehistoric Moray, where quarry workers unearthed the footprints of Permian creatures from before the time of dinosaurs. In South Africa, she introduces us to animals, once called 'mammal-like reptiles', that gave scientists the first hints that our furry kin evolved from a lineage of egg-laying burrowers. In China, new, complete fossilised skeletons reveal mammals that were gliders, shovel-pawed Jurassic moles, and flat-tailed swimmers. This book radically reframes the narrative of our mammalian ancestors and provides a counterpoint to the stereotypes of mighty dinosaur overlords and cowering little mammals. It turns out the earliest mammals weren't just precursors, they were pioneers.
Author | : Ross D E MacPhee |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2018-11-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0393249301 |
Download End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World's Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Sara Gilbert |
Publisher | : Creative Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-07-18 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781628323757 |
Download Ice Age Mega Beasts: Mammoths Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-09-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 153621714X |
Download Prehistoric Pets Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What did your guinea pig's great-great-great-great-great-grandparents look like? Paleontologist Dr. Dean Lomax takes a close look at seven of our favorite pets and uses fossil clues to reveal who their prehistoric ancestors might be. Incredible pop-ups bring you face-to-face with awesome ancient creatures, including a velociraptor, a saber-toothed cat, and the giant snake Titanoboa. This book is packed full of fun facts about amazing animals and fascinating fossils.