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Extinct animals : an encyclopedia of species that have disappeared during human history
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Extinct animals : an encyclopedia of species that have disappeared during human history

Author: Ross Piper
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents an encyclopedic overview of animals that have become extinct during human history, and discusses the factors of extinction, including climate change, habitat destruction, and human predation.
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Genre/Form: Ansiklopediler
Encyclopedias
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Piper, Ross.
Extinct animals.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2009
(OCoLC)741741898
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ross Piper
ISBN: 9780313349874 0313349878
OCLC Number: 268789581
Description: xxii, 204 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Responsibility: Ross Piper ; illustrations by Renata Cunha and Phil Miller.

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Portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively recent geological past. This book discusses the history of the animals - how and where they lived, and how they  Read more...

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"Anyone with an interest in zoology or general users interested in animals of the past will enjoy this book; a good addition for public libraries." -

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