INVESTIGADORES
VIZCAINO Sergio Fabian
libros
Título:
Megafauna Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America
Autor/es:
FARIÑA R.A.; VIZCAÍNO, S.F.; DE IULIIS G.
Editorial:
Indiana University Press
Referencias:
Lugar: Bloomington; Año: 2013 p. 448
ISSN:
978-0-253-00230-3
Resumen:
Megafauna describes the history of way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the begging 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 weighted, 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 thy inhabited