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Text and illustrations describe cave bears, how they lived, and how they became extinct. Written in English and Spanish. ... Read more

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This compelling book explores the reasons for the mammoths' extinction, such as climate change and human hunting, and provides a tour of mass extinctions through earth's history, including dinosaurs. Brilliantly written, the book is an engaging exploration of the history of life and the importance of humanity as an evolutionary force. 30 illus. ... Read more

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An Intrigruing Possibility
Everyone knows that the last ice age killed the mastodons and mammoths.Massive climate changes apparently altered their sources of food, the weather was difficult to adapt to and these mega mammals became extinct as a result of these powerful forces.But what if we are wrong in these assumptions?

Peter D. Ward instructs us to search elsewhere for the true culprit.To learn the truth, Ward leads us through several mass extinctions in Earth's history, the demise of the mightiest of dinosaurs and the unceasing advance of the Clovis people and other groups of early man.On every continent, the great mammals disappeared shortly after the arrival of man.Coincidence?The author does not think so.

On top of this, some species seem to go into "protective mode" if their survival seems unlikely.For example, when modern elephants are threatened, they produce less offspring, not more.They've even been known to shove juveniles away from shrinking waterholes so that the adult elephants may drink, thus helping to ensure the survival of viable males and females capable of continuing the species.Could ancient mega mammals have exhibited similar behavior?If waves of hunters were added to this sad equation, might not mammoths and other large creatures have reached the overkill threshold, the point from which their species could never recover?

If so, how does this bode well for our future and the continuation of hundreds of species into the next century or millenium?Is it already too late?Read on, dear reader, read on and discover the true villain in this modern day mystery.

I Bet Al Gore read this book to: Complete Fantasy
Ok, IWill just give my thought on this book because anyone who understands Science and God will know this book is crap!Just like how the Government is trying to scare the world into Global Warming Terror
(REMEMBER Y2K) To profit themsleves. We may have Global warming but anyone who has studied the history of the Ice Ages (humans didn't pollute in the mammoth days)and has also studied the melting ice caps on mars will realize that Global warming is far from being man made. We may have contributed to it, but we didn't cause it. Global warming is a cycle the earth goes through. We have been blessed the last few years with climate stability, but we live in an unstable world that does change. We are the generation that will see that change and the upcoming cycle occur.

Don't listen to eveything Mr,Gore and these unresearched books try to teach you. Listen to God and learn your facts.

If you wanna know what killed the Mammoths-->read up on Noahs Flood and really study it hard. Also read the Book of Job and Enoch--->Then apply some Science knowledge to it and you will have your answer to what killed the Mammoths

Fine fairy tale but scientific rubbish
What a disppointment.The author, a geologist, falls flat in this book.He strays into areas of expertise with grand claims and zero proof.He does not refer to his ideas as theories but as fact.Aside from the joy ride around good questions, the book is filled with extreme political correctness...Why are SUV's, Republicans, and present day humans always the ones that are to blame for extinctions that happened thousands of years ago (now you get an idea of what light that this book was written in).Pure rubbish as a science book.Great for "politically correctness" fans.

Zero Stars<br>

It remains mysterious that humans are held to be the cause of any kind of phenomenon that is otherwise unexplainable within a uniformitarian framework.The mammoths went extinct precisely where they'd have had no food supply to build their population to such high levels, nor indeed to support so much as a herd.

In other words, they didn't go extinct because of conditions that exist today, but they did go extinct due to natural conditions.And not due to fictional bands of ravenous human hunters.

This book should appeal to the knee-jerk reactionaries who sanctimoniously hand down judgments about the lifestyles of the rest of us.This book is worth less than fossilized mammoth dung.

Ward nailed it!
Some truths are self-evident. That human beings are likely responsible for the mass extinctions of the Pleistocene megafauna is one of these truths. That we are still in the process of exterminating the remnants of the Pleistocene megafauna is another of these truths.

Mr. Ward, in addition to being a fine scholar, is also a very talented writer who adds a generous touch of humanity to what could have been a very dry and intellectual read. I highly recommend this book. It's eye-opening, sometimes frightening, but largely on target. All in all, it's the best book on the disappearance of our era's megafauna since Leakey's THE FIFTH EXTINCTION, and the two books will share shelf space in my office. ... Read more

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Chapters: Dire Wolf, Armbruster's Wolf, Xenocyon Lycaonoides, Sardinian Dhole, Canis Cedazoensis, Canis Lepophagus, Leptocyon, Canis Edwardii, Canis Ferox, Canis Apolloniensis, Nurocyon, Vulpes Riffautae, Cerdocyon Avius, Speothos Pacivorus, Nyctereutes Abdeslami, Canis Nehringi, Nyctereutes Donnezani. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Dire Wolf, Canis dirus, is an extinct carnivorous mammal of the genus Canis, and was most common in North America and South America from the Irvingtonian stage to the Rancholabrean stage of the Pleistocene epoch living 1.80 Ma 10,000 years ago, existing for approximately . Restoration by Charles R. KnightAlthough it was closely related to the Gray Wolf and other sister species, Canis dirus was not the direct ancestor of any species known today. Unlike the Gray Wolf, which is of Eurasian origin, the Dire Wolf evolved on the North American continent, along with the Coyote. The Dire Wolf co-existed with the Gray Wolf in North America for about 100,000 years. The Dire Wolf was one of the abundant Pleistocene megafaunaa wide variety of very large mammals that lived during the Pleistocene. Approximately 10,000 years ago the Dire Wolf became extinct along with most other North American megafauna. The first specimen of a Dire Wolf was found by Francis A. Linck at the mouth of Pigeon Creek along the Ohio River near Evansville, Indiana in 1854, but most fossils recovered have been from La Brea Tar Pits in California. Canis dirus was named by Joseph Leidy in 1858 and recombined as Aenocyon dirus by Merriam (1918), Hibbard (1949) and Hibbard and Taylor in 1960. In 1916, Canis ayersi was named by Sellards. It was recombined as Aenocyon ayersi by Merriam in 1918 and was synonymized subjectively with C. dirus by Lundelius in ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=314510 ... Read more

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Chapters: Obdurodon, Teinolophos, Kollikodon, Steropodon, Megalibgwilia, Zaglossus Hacketti, Ornithorhynchus Maximus, Zaglossus Robustus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Obdurodon is an extinct monotreme genus containing three species. Obdurodon differed from modern Platypuses in that it had molar teeth (in the modern platypus, individuals lose their teeth upon reaching adulthood). O. dicksoni' has (like the Platypus) shearing crests instead of incisor and canine teeth. It bore two premolars and three molars on each side of the lower jaw. The M1 had six roots, the M2 had five, and the M3 only one. The upper jaw bore two premolars and two molars on each side. The M1 had six roots, the M2 four. The premolars had only one root and a very different shape from the molars. They were separated from the shearing crests by an area without dentition. The roots of the molars were barely a third as high as the crown. Molars had only been found apart from skulls, implying that they weren't well-anchored. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=201376 ... Read more

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Chapters: Moeritherium, Barytherium, Phiomia, Palaeomastodon, Numidotherium, Stegodontidae, Anthracobunidae, Numidotheriidae, Pilgrimella, Lammidhania, Phosphatherium, Daouitherium, Ishatherium, Anthracobune, Hsanotherium, Jozaria, Nakusia, Hemimastodon,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Moeritherium ('the beast from Lake Moeris') is a genus consisting of several species. These prehistoric mammals are related to the elephant and, more distantly, the sea cow. They lived during the Eocene epoch. The Moeritherium species were pig-like animals that lived about 37-35 million years ago, and resembled modern tapirs or pygmy hippopotamuses. They were smaller than modern elephants, standing only 70 centimetres (2.3 ft) high at the shoulder and were about 3 metres (9.8 ft) long. They are believed to have wallowed in swamps and rivers, filling the ecological niche now filled by the hippopotamus. The shape of their teeth suggest that they ate soft water vegetation. The shape of the skull suggests that Moeritherium did not possess an elephant-like trunk, although it is possible that it had a broad and flexible upper lip for grasping aquatic vegetation. The incisor teeth formed small tusks, although these would have looked more like the teeth of a hippo than a modern elephant . Skull of Moeritherium lyonsi in the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Moeritherium andrewsi skullIn 1901, Charles William Andrews described Moeritherium lyonsi from fossil remains found in the Qasr-el-Sagha formation in the Al Fayyum in Egypt. Andrews described Moeritherium gracile from fossil remains of a smaller specimen found in the same area in 1902 in a fluvio-marine formation, that is a river estuary wetlands to brackish lagoon paleoenvironment. In 1904, the f...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1027282 ... Read more

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Chapters: Amynodontidae, Metamynodon, Heptodon, Protapirus, Miotapirus, Megatapirus, Lophiodon, Litolophus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: see text The Amynodonts were a group of hippo-like perissodactyls, related to true rhinoceri, that were descended from the Hyracodontidae. They ranged from North America, Europe and Asia during the Late Eocene to Miocene living from 46.2 Ma7 Ma years ago and existed for approximately . The last species died out during the early Miocene of North America, due to competition with the true rhinoceros Teleoceras. Although more closely related to rhinoceroses, they had an appearance closer to modern hippopotamuses, with large, curved, canine teeth, and probably lived in a semi-aquatic habitat. Some amynodonts, such as Cadurcodon, had an appearance closer to that of tapirs. Zaisanamynodon protheroiThe most famous, and longest-lived genus is Metamynodon, which first appeared during the Late Eocene in Central Asia, and eventually died out during the early Miocene in North America, long after all other amynodont genera died out in Eurasia by the late Oligocene. Amynodontidae ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11307817 ... Read more

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Chapters: Sparassodonta, Thingodonta, Sinodelphys, Didelphodon, Eodelphis, Yarala, Necrolestes, Deltatheridium, Argyrolagus, Chulpasia, Pucadelphys Andinus, Rhizophascolomus, Riversleigh Marsupial Mole, Bluff Downs Bandicoot. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: MayulestidaeHathliacynidaeBorhyaenidaeProborhyaenidaeProthylacinidaeThylacosmilidae Sparassodonta is an extinct order of carnivorous metatherian mammals native to South America. They were once considered to be true marsupials, but are now thought to be a sister taxon to them. A number of these mammalian predators closely resemble placental predators that evolved separately on other continents, and are cited frequently as examples of convergent evolution. They were first described by Florentino Ameghino, from fossils found in the Santa Cruz beds of Patagonia. Although members of the order Sparassodonta showed many similarities with placental carnivores, they were not closely related and are a very good example of convergent evolution. For example, Sparassodont's molars were very similar to the sharp teeth of placental carnivores. The canines were also lengthened, and in some cases resemble saber-toothed cats. Their body size varied, ranging from 80 cm (2 ft 8 in) long to the size of todays modern big cats . ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2552745 ... Read more

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Chapters: Sivatherium, Giraffa jumae, Bramatherium, Samotherium, Bohlinia, Palaeotragus, Honanotherium, Mitilanotherium, Helladotherium, Giraffokeryx, Shansitherium, Birgerbohlinia, Libytherium, Palaeogiraffa, Macedonitherium, Propalaeomeryx, Progiraffa,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sivatherium ('Shiva's beast)' is an extinct genus of giraffid that ranged throughout Africa to Southern Asia (mostly India). The African species, S. maurusium, was once placed within the genus "Libytherium." It may have become extinct as recently as 8,000 years ago, as depictions of it are known from ancient rock paintings in the Sahara desert. Sivatherium resembled the modern okapi, but was far larger, and more heavily built, being about 2.2 meters (7 ft 4 in) tall at the shoulder. It had a wide, antler-like pair of ossicones on its head, and a second pair of ossicones above its eyes. Its shoulders were very powerful to support the neck muscles required to lift the heavy skull. The Sivatherium is featured in the computer game Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals, where it is shown to live in the savannah biome. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5732414 ... Read more

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Chapters: Horned gopher, Diatomys, Eurymylidae, Mylagaulidae, Heliscomyidae, Cephalomyidae, Neochoerus pinckneyi, Eocardiidae, Tsaganomyidae, Ischyromys, Alagomyidae, Ivanantonia, Neoepiblemidae, Mojavemyinae, Eomys, Masillamys, Gobiomyidae, Birbalomys, Archetypomys, Pliomys, Ailuravus, Tsaganomys, Paramys, Eomyidae, Armintomys, Eocardia, Pseudoparamys cezannei, Pseudoltinomys, Eutypomyidae, Bathyergoides, Phiomyidae, Rhizospalax, Diamantomyidae, Simimyidae, Anomalomyidae, Kenyamyidae,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 87. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Horned gophers are rodents from the genus Ceratogaulus, a member of the extinct fossorial rodent family Mylagaulidae. Ceratogaulus is the only known rodent genus with horns, and is the smallest known horned mammal. Ceratogaulus lived from the late Miocene to the early Pleistocene era. Ceratogaulus hatcheri skeleton, Museum of Natural History, Washington 1902 Illustration of a pair of horned gophers. Ceratogaulus rhinocerus fossilThe horned gopher had two horns as shown to the left; these were large (in comparison to body size), paired, and originated from the nose. Horned gophers are the smallest known mammals to ever have horns, and the only known species of horned rodents, and (aside from one fossil species of armadillo, Peltephilus), the only known fossorial horned mammals. They were native to what is now the Great Plains of North America, most concentrated in Nebraska. The role of the horns is subject to much speculation; possibilities include digging (although this has largely been ruled out by the horns' position and orientation; see below for a more detailed analysis), mating displays or combat, and defense from predators. Because the horns were not sexually dimorphic, their role in defense seems most likely. In most other respe...http://booksllc.net/?id=4404484 ... Read more

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Chapters: Puijila, Enaliarctos, Potamotherium, Imagotaria, Ontocetus, Acrophoca, Valenictus, Desmatophoca, Thalassoleon, Gomphotaria, Pliopedia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Puijila darwini is an extinct species of pinniped which lived during the Miocene epoch about 21 to 24 million years ago. Approximately a metre (three feet) in length, the animal possessed only minimal physical adaptations for swimming. Unlike modern pinnipeds, it did not have flippers and its overall form was otter-like, albeit more specialized; its skull and teeth are the features that most clearly indicate that it is a seal. It is considered to be the most primitive member of the seal family yet found. The genus name is an Inuktitut word for a young seal; the species name honours the English naturalist Charles Darwin. The one known specimen is a nearly complete fossilised skeleton. It is being housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario. SkeletonPuijila darwini was a semi-aquatic carnivore which represents a morphological link in early pinniped evolution. Its fossil remains demonstrate the presence of enlarged, probably webbed feet, robust forelimbs and an unspecialized tail. This suggests that Puijila swam quadrupedally using its webbed fore and hind feet for propulsion. Phylogenetic studies including molecular evidence suggest a sister relationship between pinnipeds (seals) and ursoids (bears) as well as musteloids (weasels and otters). It had been popularly assumed that land-dwelling mammals had at some point transitioned to a more marine existence, in essence "returning to the sea" in order to gain some sort of survival advantage. However, fossil evidence of this transition had been weak or contentious. The discovery of Puijila is important as it r...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22522556 ... Read more

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Chapters: Megalictis ferox, Potamotherium, Chamitataxus, Promartes, Brachypsalis, Ekorus ekakeran, Oligobunis, Zodiolestes, Oligobuninae, Megalenhydris, Cyrnaonyx,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Megalictis ferox was a species of large predatory mustelid, now extinct, which existed in North America during the "cat gap" in the Miocene period. It is thought to have resembled a large wolverine, with a body mass of up to 60 kg. The genus Megalictis was first described by W. D. Matthew in 1907, and assigned to the family Mustelidae. Two similar genera discovered at the same time, Aelurocyon (Peterson, 1907) and Paroligobunis (Peterson, 1910) were identified as synonymous with Megalictis in 1996. P. R. Bjork, in 1970, assigned the genus to the subfamily Mellivorinae, whilst J. A. Baskin reassigned it to Oligobuninae in 1998. Two other species have been identified in the genus: Megalictis petersoni and Megalictis frazieri, whilst two more, Megalictis brevifacies and Megalictis simplicidens, have since been determined to be synonymous with Megalictis ferox. Other synonyms for the species include Aelurocyon brevifacies, Brachypsalis simplicidens and Paroligobunis simplicidens. Specimens of the species have been found at ten sites in South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming, dated to the Harrisonian period - from 24.8 to 20.6 million years ago. The 19 specimens so far identified have a wide range of sizes, which is believed to be evidence of extreme sexual dimorphism, a phenomenon where males and females of the species will grow to different sizes; a 1996 study rejected the possibility of multiple "morphologically uniform" but differently sized species as unlikely. However, later studies identified significant morphological variation in the joints of the fo...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20381138 ... Read more

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Chapters: Proailurus, Machairodus, Homotherium, Dinofelis, Pseudaelurus, Machairodontinae, American Lion, Cave Lion, American Cheetah, European Lion, European Jaguar, Metailurini, Paramachairodus, Xenosmilus, Dinobastis, Panthera Onca Augusta, Panthera Onca Mesembrina, Sri Lanka Lion, Metailurus, Prosansanosmilus, Smilodontini, Machairodontini, Panthera Schaubi, Pratifelis Martini, Trinil Tiger, Panthera Palaeosinensis, Panthera Youngi, Panthera Pardoides, Panthera Schreuderi, Tuscany Lion, Lynx Issiodorensis, Dinofelis Barlowi, Dinofelis Aronoki. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 92. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Homotherium serumHomotherium latidensHomotherium aethiopicumHomotherium hadarensisHomotherium nestianusHomotherium nihowanensisHomotherium sainzelliHomotherium ultimumHomotherium crenatidens Homotherium is an extinct genus of machairodontine saber-toothed cats, often termed scimitar cats, endemic to North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs (5 mya10 000 years ago), existing for approximately . It first became extinct in Africa some 1.5 million years ago. In Eurasia it survived until about 30 000 years ago. The last scimitar cat could have survived in North America until 10 000 years ago. Homotherium serum life-restoration. Homotherium serum. a rare felid.Homotherium reached 1.1 m at the shoulder and was therefore about the size of a lion. Compared to some other machairodonts, like Smilodon or Megantereon, Homotherium had relatively shorter upper canines, but they were flat, serrated and longer than those of any living cat. Incisors and lower canines formed a powerful puncturing and gripping device. Among living cats, only the tiger (Panthera tigris) has such large incisors, which aid in lifting and carrying prey. The molars of Ho...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=169073 ... Read more

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Travel back to prehistoric times with bestselling author and illustrator Aliki as she explores the dangerous and exciting world of the wild and woolly mammoth. First published in 1977. Full-color illustrations. ... Read more

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Eric's evaluation
I like this book because it has my favorite animals--woolly rhinoceros and woolly mammoth. My favorite part was when they killed the mammoth. Other kids would like this book because it is fun.

Wild and Wooly facts galore and great pics too!
We had to buy this book becuase my 1st grader kept taking it out of his school library.We have purchased several books by Aliki because not only are the pictures engaging, but the text is full of great facts in a format that kids can absorb. There is a pictoral guide to all types of mammoths and a scale to show relative size, countries of origin and when they went extinct.The book also does a good job to show the methods by which they were hunted and illustrates the tools used by ancient humans to use all the parts of the mammoth.

Mahnomen, Minnesota Third Graders
This book was very interesting.Our class read this together.We learned that mammoths are extinct and that hunters used their bones and furs to survive. Aliki has a lot of talent for writing and illustrating.We recommend this book and his book called "Fossils".

beautiful illustrations, clear text
This book encompasses man as hunter, diversity of species, extinction, scientific inquiry --while being firmly grounded and tangible.The phrases are broken up on the page the same way that I pace the story when I read aloud.The explanations and transitions are clear and logical (except the second page which abruptly mentions the dinosaurs and then bounces back to the Ice Age again.) Wonderful book for curious minds.

Akiki Does It Again !
As an elementary school teacher, I am always on the "look out" for books that will enthrall my students.Aliki never disappoints.Wild and Wooly Mammoths is an intersting and enjoyable book.My students lovedthe beautiful illustrations and the easy to read format.The book ispacked with fascinating facts and details.My students looked forward toreading time and asked to read other books by Aliki.We bought class setsof Mummies Made in Egypt and also The Medieval Feast.Children simply lovethese books and the wonderful illustrations.All my students voted Wildand Wooly Mammoths as a class favorite.I recommend this book for allelementary students. ... Read more

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There's a new attraction at Dinosaur World - Prehistoria - a place filled with strange and dangerous animals from the time when sabretooth cats and wooly mammoths roamed the land. The exhibit is under construction and not open to the public. But that doesn't stop Mimi and her brother Barry from finding a way in. During their journey through Prehistoria they rescue a baby sabretooth cat, escape from a huge meat-eating bird, and discover many weird, prehistoric creatures. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Irish Elk, Candiacervus, Megaloceros, Eucladoceros, American Mountain Deer, Stag-Moose, Odocoileus Lucasi, Antifer, Dicrocerus, Libralces, Alces Carnutorum, Cretan Dwarf Megacerine, Heteroprox. Excerpt:Alces carnutorum Fossil range: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Pre O S D C P T J K Pg N Alces carnutorum , also called Carnute Elk, is an extinct genus of large mooses that lived in Europe during the Early Pleistocene. Fragments were found in the site of Saint-Prest , near Chartres , and described by Laugel in 1862. The taxon features a size comprised between Alces gallicus and Alces giganteus Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at American Mountain Deer Fossil range: late Pleistocene The American Mountain Deer or Mountain Deer ( Navahoceros fricki ) has been declared a ' nomen nudum' , or an invalid construct (Morejohn and Dailey 2004). It has been show to correspond to Odocoileus lucasi . See Odocoileus lucasi . Navahoceros fricki was described an extinct member of the family Cervidae and was most common in the North American Rocky Mountains during the Pleistocene . It survived to about 11,500 Bp from evidence found in Burnet Cave in the Guadalupe Mountains of southern New Mexico . However, Kurten s (1975) analysis has been questioned based on technical grounds and new paleontological data. Kurten s analysis presented in 1,5 pages was based on averages of length of dissociated bones (samples sizes 9-52), without specifying the sex nor age of the source animals, nor providing standard deviations to let the reader know about variability due to sex and age. As neither the museum catalog numbers were listed, it is impossible to duplicate his analysis. One comparative element he used were the skeletal measurements of a single (1) mule deer, but he did... ... Read more

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Describes mammals that survived after the dinosaurs disappeared and how they evolved to the present day. ... Read more

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Throughout human history gladiators have fought in various arenas for the enjoyment of others. Yet even the greatest of human champions would last mere seconds against some of nature's nightmares.Few people would fail to recognise the killing capability of a great white shark. However, is it without peer? Does it have anything to fear from any of the ocean's other predators?Similarly, few people would doubt the killing capability of the legendary Tyrannosaurus rex, but could it eat any dinosaur it came across? If it had lived in another place and at another time, would T. Rex have ended up being lunch for something else?Predator Deathmatch is the first book ever to study apex predators and actually pose the question of who is/was the ultimate predator by pitting them against each other. The author has carefully profiled each contender with a mixture of historical data, information from the fossil record and current observations of wild animal behaviour. He whets our appetites with a big fight build-up prior to a fictional description of the clash itself between two apex predators.Clashes include Great White Shark vs. Killer Whale, Polar Bear vs. Siberian Tiger and T. Rex vs. the prehistoric Supercroc, to name but a few. Each chapter presents the available facts and then opines to settle the score.Informative, educational and thoroughly entertaining, Predator Deathmatch presents the reader with the facts, the myths, and the conjecture on these mighty predators. Forget Muhammad Ali; open the page and find out who really is the greatest of all time! ... Read more

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About the Author Preface Walkthrough Part One: The Dimensions of Anthropology Chapter 1: What Is Anthropology? Human Adaptability Adaptation, Variation, and Change General Anthropology Cultural Forces Shape Human Biology The Subdisciplines of Anthropology Cultural. ... Read more

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A brief introduction to a number of extinct mammals that lived from the time of the dinosaurs to the late Ice Age. ... Read more