| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxiv, 451 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-425) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The hyena -- pt. 1: The way of the world. A creature in the forest -- Lush life -- Ephemeral life -- Elephants, dung beetles, and ecosystems -- Evolution : life through a new lens -- pt. 2: The world becomes modern. Ancient ground -- Imperial collapse -- The dinosaurs of Middle Earth -- A flower in the forest -- The garden of delights -- Toward a new ecosystem -- Dinosaur Camelot -- pt. 3: Death and resurrection. A puzzling catastrophe -- The era after -- pt. 4: Terra Humana. Who they were -- The exterminators -- The cultivators -- Land rush -- Dark forces -- The waste of a world -- Heat wave -- Future world. |
| Subject |
Extinction (Biology)
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Extinction (Biology) |
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution (Biology) |
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on. |
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Paleontology.
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Paleontology. |
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Environmental degradation.
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Environmental degradation. |
| ISBN |
9780374273255 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0374273251 hardcover alkaline paper |
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