Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America

by Sergio F. Vizcaino, Gerry DeIuliis, Richard A. Farina, et al.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253002303
• ISBN13: 9780253002303
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher