Extinction: What Happened to the Dinosaurs, Mastodons, and Dodo Birds?
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“Finally! A book about paleontology that begins with a geological time scale stretching from Earth’s beginning (about 4.6 billion years ago) to the present. Not only does the timeline map out eras, periods, and epochs, it also places the last five mass extinctions into context. Fortunately, the introductory chapter defines what an extinction is, detailing contemporary extinctions of species. Subsequent chapters examine causes of extinction, asteroid strikes, human evolution, and other examples of survival and adaptation. The author raises the possibility that we may currently be experiencing the sixth mass extinction, pushed by human impact on the environment.
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Have you seen a dodo bird recently? Do you have mastodons playing in your back yard? Not likely-these species are extinct. In Earth's 4.5-billion-year history, more than 5 billion species have gone extinct, some of them at the same time. In Extinction: What Happened to the Dinosaurs, Mastodons, and Dodo Birds? readers ages 9 to 12 learn about the scientific detective work scientists perform to find the culprit behind mass extinctions.
- Introduces students to the process scientists use to develop theories about extinction events.
- Examines whether or not we are in, or are entering, the sixth mass extinction, making this title a very relevant and timely subject for young readers.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Geologic Time Scale
Introduction
What Is Extinction?
Chapter 1
The Causes of Extinction
Chapter 2
The Paleozoic Era
Chapter 3
The Mesozoic Era
Chapter 4
The Cenozoic Era
Chapter 5
Survival
Chapter 6
The Sixth Mass Extinction?
Chapter 7
Taking Action
Glossary
Metric Conversions
Resources
Essential Questions
Index