Donald R. Prothero 
Rhinoceros Giants [EPUB ebook] 
The Paleobiology of Indricotheres

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Written for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, this book introduces the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals inhabited Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls 6 feet long, stood 22 feet high at the shoulder, and were twice as heavy as the largest elephant ever recorded, tipping the scales at 44, 100 pounds. Fortunately, the big brutes were vegetarians. Donald R. Prothero tells their story, from their discovery just a century ago to the latest research on how they lived and died.

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Preface
1. Quicksand!
2. 30 Million Years Ago in Asia
3. ‘New Conquest of Central Asia’
4. Rhinoceroses without Horns
5. Building a Giant
6. What’s in a Name?
7. Life among Giants
Bibliography
Index

Circa l’autore

Recipient of the 2013 James Shea Award of the National Association of Geology Teachers for outstanding writing and editing in the geosciences.
Donald R. Prothero is Emeritus Professor of Geology at Occidental College and Lecturer in Geobiology at the California Institute of Technology. He has published 32 books, including Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future (IU Press, 2013); Earth: Portrait of a Planet; The Evolution of Earth; Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters; Catastrophes!; and After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals (IU Press, 2006).

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 160 ● ISBN 9780253008268 ● Dimensione 10.2 MB ● Casa editrice Indiana University Press ● Città Bloomington ● Paese US ● Pubblicato 2013 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2791862 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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