
The Call of Distant Mammoths
Why the Ice Age Mammals Disappeared
Peter D. Ward(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 1. April 1997
Book
Hardback
XX, 241 pages
978-0-387-94915-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Just 12,000 years ago - at the height of the last Ice Age - saber-toothed tigers, giant ground sloths, camels, hippos and the great herds of proboscideans: giant mastodons and mammoths, extinct relatives of the elephant, roamed the land where skyscrapers now stand. Why are these splendid creatures no longer with us? This compelling book explores the reasons for these extinctions and provides a tour of mass extinctions throughout earth's history, including the great comet crash that killed off the dinosaurs. Brilliantly written,
The Call of Distant Mammoths
is an engaging exploration of the history of life and the importance of humanity as an evolutionary force.
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"Carefully argued...an intelligent and compelling book." The Olympian (Seattle, WA)More details
Edition
1997 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Popular/general
Illustrations
20 s/w Abbildungen
XX, 241 p. 20 illus.
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Weight
571 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-94915-4 (9780387949154)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-1946-0
Schweitzer Classification
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Content
1 The Time Machine.- 2 Heart of Darkness.- 3 When Worlds Collide.- 4 The Once and Future Kingdoms.- 5 Wheel of Fortune.- 6 The Hunger.- 7 The Kill Curve.- 8 The Lost World.- 9 Nevermore.- 10 The Smoking Gun.- After word: 3001.- References.