- Paperback: 892 pages
- Publisher: University of Arizona Press; Reprint edition (15 Jan 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0816511004
- ISBN-13: 978-0816511006
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 17.8 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,434,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is THE reference on Quaternary extinctions. The beauty of this book is that it isn't just one person's opinion, but a collection of well-researched articles on Quaternary topics by some of the top minds in the field. College students, especially in the biosciences and geography disciplines, BUY THIS BOOK AND KEEP IT HANDY!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
The authoritative source for data and theories
5 Dec 2001
Format:Paperback
This is the best, most comprehensive treatment of available data (which has grown some) and theories (which have grown but not multiplied) on land vertebrate extinctions of the last 100,000 years. If you are a mammoth/sabertooth extinction hound, this book will feed you better than any other. It does require some specialized knowledge in a few chapters, but the gist is accessible for the educated layperson. It's worth hunting for or buying used.
A more recent offering, though briefer, is "Extinctions in Near Time," Ross MacPhee, ed.
I appreciate the candor in labeling two of the major sections, entitled 'the theoretical marketplace: geologic-climactic models' and 'the theoretical marketplace: cultural models' which encompass variations on each of the two main theories for the extinction.
In addition to theories, the book describes the various mammals as well as their pattern of disappearance region by region worldwide. At 867 pages, it will keep you going for a while, but it's worth every page.
There is only one chapter on birds, only passing references to a tortise, lizard, or fish, and nothing on plants. I would love to find similar treatments for changes in characteristic flora for the same time period.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Interested in extinctions?
19 Mar 1999
Format:Paperback
This is THE reference on Quaternary extinctions. The beauty of this book is that it isn't just one person's opinion, but a collection of well-researched articles on Quaternary topics by some of the top minds in the field. College students, especially in the biosciences and geography disciplines, BUY THIS BOOK AND KEEP IT HANDY!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Complete, well organized, easy to read.
10 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
Being a French speaker, I didn't have any problem understand it and reading it. The subject is really well covered and written by many scientists. Many causes are explained.
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