{"product_id":"big-meg-the-story-of-the-largest-and-most-mysterious-predator-that-ever-lived-hardcover","title":"Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator That Ever Lived - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, delivers an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilized tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a beach near his home in Australia. This remarkable find--the tooth was large enough to cover his palm--sparked an interest in paleontology that was to inform his life's work and a lifelong quest to uncover the secrets of the great shark \u003cem\u003eOtodus megalodon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim passed on his love of the natural world and interest in the fossil record to his daughter, Emma, a scientist and writer. And now, together, they have written a fascinating account of this ancient marine creature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBig Meg\u003c\/em\u003e charts the evolution of megalodon, its super-predator status for about fifteen million years and its decline and extinction. It delves into the fossil record to answer questions about its behavior and role in shaping marine ecosystems as well as its impact on the human psyche. It contains stories of the scientist and amateur fossil hunters who have scoured the seas, and land, for fossil remains, drawn to the beauty and mystique of the great shark, sometimes meeting their death in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeemed \"in the league of the all-time great explorers\" by David Attenborough, Tim Flannery has come together with Emma Flannery to spin a story of the great natural history of our planet as enthralling as the fossil record itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e is a scientist, explorer, and\u003cbr\u003econservationist. He has published more than 130 scientific papers and several\u003cbr\u003ebooks, including the #1 international bestseller The Weather Makers, Throwim\u003cbr\u003eWay Leg, Here on Earth, and Among the Islands. He was named Australian of the\u003cbr\u003eYear in 2007, and from 2001 to 2013, he was Australia's Climate Commissioner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e is a scientist and writer. She has\u003cbr\u003eexplored caves, forests and oceans across most of the globe's continents in\u003cbr\u003esearch of elusive fossils, animals and plants. Her research and writing on\u003cbr\u003egeology, chemistry and palaeontology has been published in scientific journals, \u003cbr\u003echildren's books and a number of museum-based adult education tours.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753026617632,"sku":"9780802162588","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c3ee4944ed94f71b5bbd1c04d1a0d5d1.webp?v=1780010481","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/big-meg-the-story-of-the-largest-and-most-mysterious-predator-that-ever-lived-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}