Extinct animals : an encyclopedia of species that have disappeared during human history

著者

• Piper, Ross
• Cunha, Renata
• Miller, Phil

書誌事項

Extinct animals : an encyclopedia of species that have disappeared during human history

Ross Piper ; illustrations by Renata Cunha and Phil Miller

Greenwood Press, 2009

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-192) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Everyone is familiar with the dodo and the wooly mammoth, but how many people have heard of the scimitar cat and the Falkland Island fox? Extinct Animals portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively recent geological past. Each entry provides a concise discussion of the history of the animal—how and where it lived, and how it became extinct—as well as the scientific discovery and analysis of the creature. In addition, this work examines what led to extinction—from the role of cyclical swings in the Earth's climate to the spread of humans and their activities. Many scientists believe that we are in the middle of a mass extinction right now, caused by the human undermining of the earth's complex systems that support life. Understanding what caused the extinction of animals in the past may help us understand and prevent the extinction of species in the future. Extinct Animals examines the biology and history of some of the most interesting creatures that have ever lived, including: The American Terror Bird, which probably became extinct over 1 million years ago, who were massive predators, some of which were almost 10 feet tall; the Rocky Mountain Locust, last seen in 1902, formed the most immense animal aggregations ever known, with swarms estimated to include over 10 trillion insects; the Giant Ground Sloth, which was as large as an elephant; and the Neandertals, the first Europeans, which co-existed with prehistoric Homo sapiens. Extinct Animals includes illustrations—many created for the work—that help the reader visualize the extinct creature, and each entry concludes with a list of resources for those who wish to do further research.

目次

PREFACE INTRODUCTION 1. LESS THAN 100 YEARS AGO GOLDEN TOAD GASTRIC-BROODING FROG ESKIMO CURLEW CARIBBEAN MONK SEAL THYLACINE CAROLINA PARAKEET PASSENGER PIGEON EXTINCTION INSIGHT 1: THE LOTTERY OF FOSSILIZATION 2. LESS THAN 200 YEARS AGO ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOCUST PIG-FOOTED BANDICOOT QUELILI STEPHENS ISLAND WREN TARPAN QUAGGA WARRAH GREAT AUK EXTINCTION INSIGHT 2: THE GREAT AMERICAN INTERCHANGE 3. LESS THAN 500 YEARS AGO ELEPHANT BIRDS STELLERS SEA COW DODO AUROCHS MOA HAASTS EAGLE MARCANO'S SOLENODON EXTINCTION INSIGHT 3: HUMAN DISCOVERY AND EXTINCTION 4. LESS THAN 10000 YEARS AGO MOA-NALO DU HORNED TURTLE GIANT LEMUR WOOLY MAMMOTH SIVATHERE GIANT DEER GIANT GROUND SLOTH CUBAN GIANT OWL EXTINCTION INSIGHT 4: ENTOMBED IN TAR: THE RANCHO LA BREA ASPHALT DEPOSITS 5. 10000-12500 YEARS AGO GLYPTODONTS SABER TOOTH CAT SCIMITAR CAT AMERICAN MASTODON GIANT BEAVER AMERICAN CHEETAH AMERICAN LION WOOLY RHINOCEROS LITOPTERN DIRE WOLF CAVE BEAR SICILIAN DWARF ELEPHANT MERRIAMS TERATORN EXTINCTION INSIGHT 5: ICE AGES 6. MORE THAN 12500 YEARS AGO GIANT SHORT-FACED BEAR FLORES HUMAN GIANT BISON HOMO ERECTUS NEANDERTAL MARSUPIAL LION DIPROTODON AUSTRALIAN THUNDER BIRDS GIANT MONITOR LIZARD QUINKANA GIANT SHORT-FACED KANGAROO GIANT ECHIDNA WONAMBI EXTINCTION INSIGHT 6: A HOLE IN THE DESERT: THE NULLARBOR PLAIN CAVES 7. MORE THAN 50000 YEARS AGO GIANT RHINOCEROS MEGATOOTH SHARK MAGNIFICENT TERATORN POUCH-KNIFE TERROR BIRDS GIANT HYENA GIANT APES GIANT CAMEL SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB12916382
• ISBN:
  • 9780313349874
• LCCN: 2008050409
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Westport, Conn.
• ページ数/冊数: xxii, 204 p.
• 大きさ: 27 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : QL83
  • DC22 : 591.6803
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Extinct animals -- Encyclopedias