Giant Sloths and Sabertooth Cats: Extinct Mammals and the Archaeology of the Ice Age Great Basin

by Donald Grayson and Donald K. Grayson

As the Ice Age came to an end, North America lost a stunning variety of animals. Mammoths, mastodon, llamas, ground-dwelling sloths the size of elephants, beavers the size of bears, pronghorn antelope the size of poodles, and carnivores to chase them--sabertooth cats, dire wolves, American lions and cheetahs; these and many more were gone by 10,000 years ago. Giant Sloths and Sabertooth Cats surveys all these animals, with a particular focus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607814692
• ISBN13: 9781607814696
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"