Bibliograph

Giant sloths and sabertooth cats, extinct mammals and the archaeology of the Ice Age Great Basin, Donald K. Grayson ; with animal reconstructions by Wally Woolfenden

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Giant sloths and sabertooth cats, extinct mammals and the archaeology of the Ice Age Great Basin, Donald K. Grayson ; with animal reconstructions by Wally Woolfenden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-398) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Giant sloths and sabertooth cats

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

927241422

Responsibility statement

Donald K. Grayson ; with animal reconstructions by Wally Woolfenden

Sub title

extinct mammals and the archaeology of the Ice Age Great Basin

Table Of Contents

Sloth in prison -- The Great Basin now and then -- A zoologically impoverished world -- Dating an ass -- A stable of ground sloths -- Extinct mammals, dangerous plants, and the early peoples of the Great Basin -- Clovis, comets, and climate : explaining the extinctions -- Appendices: The relationship between radiocarbon (14C) and calendar years for 10,000 to 25,000 radiocarbon years ago ; Common and scientific names of plants discussed in the text ; Tall (> 6 feet) mechanically defended plants of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts ; Maximum height and armature of Sonoran and Mojave Desert shrubs ; Maximum height and armature of Great Basin shrubs

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Extinct mammals and the archaeology of the Ice Age Great Basin

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