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**Ross MacPhee – *End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World’s Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals***
In End of the Megafauna, paleontologist Ross MacPhee investigates the mystery of the extinctions that occurred over the last 50,000 years, primarily affecting the largest animals on Earth. Among these are giant sloths, mastodons, woolly mammoths, and woolly rhinoceroses—iconic members of the megafauna.
MacPhee examines classic hypotheses for their disappearance, including climate change and human hunting, alongside newer theories: disruptions in food webs, hyperdiseases, and the impact of a celestial body that struck the atmosphere 12,900 years ago. This approach weaves together a wealth of paleontological and archaeological data, including insights from recent research. The book concludes with a discussion on the possibility of restoring megafauna, touching on advances in synthetic biology and genetic engineering—particularly efforts to revive the woolly mammoth.
Richly illustrated with remarkably realistic color artwork by Peter Schouten, the book brings key events in Earth’s animal history to vivid life.