| Edition |
First edition. |
| 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 -- 1. A creature in the forest -- 2. Lush life -- 3. Ephemeral life -- 4. Elephants, dung beetles, and ecosystems -- 5. Evolution : life through a new lens -- pt. 2. The world becomes modern -- 6. Ancient ground -- 7. Imperial collapse -- 8. The dinosaurs of Middle Earth -- 9. A flower in the forest -- 10. The garden of delights -- 11. Toward a new ecosystem -- 12. Dinosaur Camelot -- pt. 3. Death and resurrection -- 13. A puzzling catastrophe -- 14. The era after -- pt. 4. Terra Humana -- 15. Who they were -- 16. The exterminators -- 17. The cultivators -- 18. Land rush -- 19. Dark forces -- 20. The waste of a world -- 21. Heat wave -- 22. Future world -- Notes and references -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Subject |
Extinction (Biology)
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Evolution (Biology)
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Paleontology.
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Environmental degradation.
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| ISBN |
9780374273255 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0374273251 hardcover alkaline paper |
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