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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. Megafauna 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 the stories of the scientists who
contributed to our discovery and knowledge of these transcendent
creatures and the environment they inhabited. The episode known as
the Great American Biotic Interchange, perhaps the most important
of all natural history "experiments," is also an important theme of
the book, tracing the biotic events of both North and South America
that led to the fauna and the ecosystems discussed in this book. --
Indiana University Press
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