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

by Ross D.E. MacPhee

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393249298
• ISBN13: 9780393249293
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.2" x 10.2"