Megafauna Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America

Name: Megafauna Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America
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ISBN: 9780253002303

ISBN-10: 0253002303

ISBN-13: 9780253002303

Edition: 2013

Authors: Richard A. Fariï¿½a, Sergio F. Vizcaï¿½no, Gerry De Iuliis, Sebastiï¿½n Tambusso, Sergio F. Vizcaï¿½no

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More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Ice Age Monsters of South America describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans. It places these giants within the context of the other mammals then alive, describing their paleobiology--how they walked; how much they weighed; their diets, behavior, biomechanics; and the interactions among them and with their environment. It also tells…

Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 5/22/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.00" long x 1.35" tall
Weight: 4.004

Sergio F. Vizcaï¿½no is Professor of Vertebrate Zoology at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina and a researcher of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientï¿½ficas y Tï¿½cnicas working at the Museo de La Plata, Argentina. His research focuses on the paleobiology of South American fossil vertebrates, mostly mammals, and he has authored approximately 100 research papers and book chapters and edited one book and several special volumes. Professor Vizcaï¿½no has participated in numerous fieldwork seasons in Argentina and Antarctica. He was the President of the Asociaciï¿½n Paleontolï¿½gica Argentina (APA) and in 1996 and 2008 he won awards for his publications in Ameghiniana,… the journal of the APA.