Ross D. E. MacPhee is a paleomammalogist with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where he has worked since 1988. He has conducted more than fifty expeditions in many parts of the world, including both polar regions. In addition to numerous scientific papers, he is the author of Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the South Pole (2010) and the editor of Extinctions in Near Time: Causes, Contexts, and Consequences (1999). Peter Schouten is a self-taught and trained artist who works primarily in the field of natural history illustration. He has illustrated many award-winning books and his artworks have been collected by museums and galleries around the globe. In 2015 he was awarded the title Member of the Order of Australia, in recognition of his contributions to the development of Australian arts and sciences.
"Ross McPhee's End of the Megafauna is a marvellous survey of what
we know about the magnificent creatures who shared our world just
12,000 years ago, and he is brilliantly served by the superb
illustrations of Australian artist Peter Schouten. There are also
excellent maps and diagrams, helping you remember the difference
between your Pleistocene and Holocene. The book is also a
compelling, sometimes demanding and scientifically rigorous
detective story."
*The Sunday Times*
"Palaeomammalogist Ross MacPhee examines the theories, such as
human over-hunting, climate change, emergent infections and
food-web disruption; articulates the ongoing debate around them and
what that might tell us about today’s biodiversity crisis; and
takes a look at de-extinction. Packed with evocative artwork by
Peter Schouten."
*Nature*
"In End of the Megafauna, palaeontologist Ross MacPhee explores the
current hypotheses, weighing up the evidence with academic rigour
and delivering it with pop-science clarity."
*BBC Wildlife*
"Delving far deeper into the subject matter than anything you would
have likely experienced before, this is a fascinating examination
of a long-forgotten past and proof that giant life didn't end with
the dinosaurs. A great gift for those who like their history with
bite."
*How It Works*
"... highly readable book..."
*The British Association of Nature Conservationists Magazine*
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