{"product_id":"vanished-giants-the-lost-world-of-the-ice-age-9780226824031","title":"Vanished Giants: The Lost World of the Ice Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eFeaturing numerous illustrations, this book explores the many lessons to be learned from Pleistocene megafauna, including the role of humans in their extinction, their disappearance at the start of the Sixth Extinction, and what they might teach us about contemporary conservation crises.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long after the extinction of dinosaurs, when humans were still in the Stone Age, woolly rhinos, mammoths, mastodons, sabertooth cats, giant ground sloths, and many other spectacular large animals that are no longer with us roamed the Earth. These animals are regarded as \"Pleistocene megafauna,\" named for the geological era in which they lived--also known as the Ice Age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eVanished Giants: The Lost World of the Ice Age\u003c\/i\u003e, paleontologist Anthony J. Stuart explores the lives and environments of these animals, moving between six continents and several key islands. Stuart examines the animals themselves via what we've learned from fossil remains, and he describes the landscapes, climates, vegetation, ecological interactions, and other aspects of the animals' existence. Illustrated throughout, \u003ci\u003eVanished Giants \u003c\/i\u003ealso offers a picture of the world as it was tens of thousands of years ago when these giants still existed. Unlike the case of the dinosaurs, there was no asteroid strike to blame for the end of their world. Instead, it appears that the giants of the Ice Age were driven to extinction by climate change, human activities--especially hunting--or both. Drawing on the latest evidence provided by radiocarbon dating, Stuart discusses these possibilities. The extinction of Ice Age megafauna can be seen as the beginning of the so-called Sixth Extinction, which is happening right now. This has important implications for understanding the likely fate of present-day animals in the face of contemporary climate change and vastly increasing human populations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-879632\"\u003eAnthony J. Stuart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226824031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226824039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI054000\"\u003ePaleontology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI019000\"\u003eEarth Sciences | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than thirty years, \u003cb\u003e Anthony J. Stuart \u003c\/b\u003ehas focused on the extinction of Ice Age megafauna and has published extensively in scientific journals such as \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuaternary Science Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQuaternary International\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also contributed to popular science publications including \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeoscientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePour La Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpektrum der Wissenschaft\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrizmek's Animal Life Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e and served as a consultant for the three-part BBC series \u003ci\u003eIce Age Giants\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44563751600365,"sku":"9780226824031","price":55.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4e7fe612-c131-441d-bf52-5d181775ad42.jpg?v=1701846252","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/vanished-giants-the-lost-world-of-the-ice-age-9780226824031","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}