Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe

by J. Alan Holman

Book Overview

The Pleistocene epoch or Ice Age, an extended period of advancing and retreating ice sheets, is characterized by striking climatic oscillations and sea level fluctuations. This age saw the rise and spread of humans and a great extinction of large mammals by the end of the epoch; in fact, the world today is essentially the product of dramatic changes that took place in the Pleistocene. This book, a companion to the author's Pleistocene Amphibians and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195112326
• ISBN13: 9780195112320
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"