{"product_id":"9781922458841","title":"Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived","description":"Author: Flannery, Tim \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922458841 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 233mm x 153mm x 16mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eA paleontological tour de force on the super-predator of the prehistoric marine world, the great shark megalodon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilised tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a Port Philip Bay beach near his home. This remarkable find-the tooth was large enough to cover his palm-sparked an interest in palaeontology that was to inform his life's work and a lifelong quest to uncover the secrets of the world's largest ever predator, the great shark \u003ci\u003eOtodus megalodon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Meg\u003c\/i\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 behaviour 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the fossil record itself, this enthralling story is a piece of the great natural history of our planet.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45667904454814,"sku":"UBD-9781922458841","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922458841.jpg?v=1751332177","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922458841","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}