Cretaceous Dawn by Lisa M. Graziano

Author:Lisa M. Graziano
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leapfrog Press
Published: 2010-07-12T04:00:00+00:00

Part III

The Triceratops Plain

THIRTEEN

The extinction of a species has been popularized by images of lonely, one-of-a-kind animals lying down to die in despair on dusty plains. In reality, the poignant last-of-its-kind scenario is an invention of modern man, who has also, unfortunately, made it an actuality in some cases. But through most of Earth’s inhabited history, species have come and gone through undramatic and almost imperceptible processes: mingling with others, change of habitat, genetic modifications, gradual loss of diversity and fecundity.

—Julian Whitney, Lectures on Cretaceous Ecology

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