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Provides information about the mammoths and mastodons that roamed the Earth for millions of years.
Author : Cheryl Bardoe
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,73 MB
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780810984134
Provides information about the mammoths and mastodons that roamed the Earth for millions of years.
Author : Adrian Lister
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780785833284
A dazzling visual record of one of Earth's most extraordinary species, this updated and revised edition of Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age integrates exciting new research to piece together the story of mammoths, mastodons, and their relatives, icons of the Ice Age. Incorporating recent genetic work, new fossil finds, new extinction theories, and more, Mammoths is a captivating exploration of how these mighty creatures evolved, lived, and mysteriously disappeared. The book features a wealth of color illustrations that depict mammoths in their dramatic Ice Age habitats, scores of photographs of mammoth remains, and images of the art of prehistoric people who saw these animals in the flesh. Have you ever wondered what a Mammoth would look like in real life? Find out what a Mammoth would look like today and so much more in Mammoths. Full of intriguing facts, boxed features, and clear graphics, Mammoths examines the findings, including intact frozen carcasses from Siberia and fossilized remains from South Dakota, California, England, France, and elsewhere that have provided clues to the mammoths' geographic range, body structure, way of life, and interactions with early humans. It is an enthralling story of paleontological, archaeological, and geological exploration and of the fascinating investigations of biologists, anthropologists, and art historians worldwide.
Author : Michael Oard
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 16,57 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0890514186
Earth's past is littered with the mysterious and unexplained: the pyramids, Easter Island, Stonehenge, dinosaurs, and the list goes on and on as science looks for clues to decipher these puzzles.One such mystery surrounds the now-extinct creature called the woolly mammoth. Author and meteorologist Michael Oard has studied the mammoth and its equally mysterious time period, the Ice Age, for many years and has come to some fascinating conclusions to help lift the fog engulfing the facts. Some of the questions he addresses include:What would cause the summer temperatures of the northern United States and European to plummet more than 50 degrees Fahrenheit?Why did mammoths become extinct across the entire earth at the same time as many other large mammals?Why are the mammoth carcasses found generally in standing positions?How could large lakes exist in what are today very dry, desert-like places?What was the source of the abnormal of moisture necessary for heavy snow?What caused the cold summer temperatures and heavy snowfall to persist for hundreds of years?In logical progression many other Ice Age topics are explained including super Ice Age floods, ice cores, man in the Ice Age, and the number of ice ages. This is one of the most difficult eras in geological history for a uniformitarian scientist (one who believes the earth evolved by slow processes over millions of years) to explain, simply because long ages of evolution cannot explain it. Provided here are plausible explanations of the seemingly unsolvable mysterious about the Ice Age and the woolly mammoths - Frozen in Time.
Author : Peter D. Ward
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 25,56 MB
Release : 1998-10-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387985725
To help us understand what happened during the Ice Age, Peter Ward takes us on a tour of other mass extinctions through earth's history. He presents a compelling account of the great comet crash that killed off the dinosaurs, and describes other extinctions that were even more extensive. In so doing, he introduces us to a profound paradigm shift now taking place in paleontology: rather than arising from the gradual workings of everyday forces, all mass extinctions are due to unique, catastrophic events. Written with an irresistible combination of passion and expertise, The Call of Distant Mammoths is an engaging exploration of the history of life and the importance of humanity as an evolutionary force. "Carefully argued...an intelligent and compelling book."-THE OLYMPIAN, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON "Ward deftly summarizes a large body of scientific literature, simplifying complex ideas for the general reader without condescension."-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Did the overkill really happen?...Peter Ward deftly summarizes the arguments...Ward tells (the story) well."-THE NEW SCIENTIST
Author : Paul S. Martin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520252438
"Paul S. Martin's innovative ideas on late quaternary extinctions and wildlife restoration have fueled one of science's most stimulating recent debates. He expounds them vividly here, and defends them eloquently. A must-read."—David Rains Wallace, author of Beasts of Eden "This is a marvelous read, by a giant in American prehistory, about one of the greatest mysteries in the earth sciences."—Tim Flannery, author of The Eternal Frontier "Whether or not you agree with Paul Martin, he has shaped how we think about our Pleistocene ancestors and their role in transforming this planet."—Ross D. E. MacPhee, Curator of Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History
Author : Adrian Lister
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 2014-02
Category : Mammoths
ISBN : 9780565093273
Explore the world of mammoths with this illustrated guide, featuring photographs of skeletons, casts, tusks and preserved flesh from the world-famous collections of the Natural History Museum, London and the Field Museum in North America.
Author : Adrian Lister
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Glacial epoch
ISBN : 9781770853157
A vivid, authoritative exploration of the iconic giants of the Ice Age.
Author : Ian M. Lange
Publisher : Mountain Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,5 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780878426805
Lange untangles the complex evolutionary lineages of mammal families, including the gomphotheres, elephant-like creatures that coexisted with humans at the end of the Pleistocene. You�ll learn about the geologic events that led to the ice ages, along with possible causes for the mass extinctions of so many species.
Author : Caroline Arnold
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 23,19 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Animals, Fossil
ISBN : 0618096337
Describes the physical characteristics, known habits, and fossil sites of mammoths, prehistoric animals closely related to the elephant.
Author : Buddy Davis
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1614584354
An exciting Ice Age animal exploration led by popular adventurer Buddy Davis! Discover elk with antlers over 12 feet long, rhino-like animals that ate plants, “monster birds” that called North & South America home, and more! Learn about glaciers, land bridges, how much of the world was covered in ice! Read about how and why the Ice Age happened, and what the Bible reveals!