Packed with vivid, scientifically accurate color illustrations and a wealth of exciting information, this book describes many of the known creatures that roamed the world millions of years ago.
It begins with accounts of the various trilobites, the EarthA's earliest-known animal forms. Ancestors of todayA's crustaceans and insects, they became extinct roughly 245 million years ago.
Chapters that follow describe:
- Triassic lifeA-the age of early amphibians and reptiles
- Jurassic lifeA-the age of the first dinosaurs
- Cretaceous lifeA-an era dominated by great dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Ancient MammalsA-including the wooly mammoth and the saber-toothed tiger
- The Ice AgeA-which saw the rise of the earliest apes
Representative species from each prehistoric era are presented on two-page spreads that feature large illustrations of the living animal, photos of reconstructed fossil skeletons, and
summary descriptions. This book is great fun for kids to read, and it also makes a valuable fact source for elementary school class projects that focus on prehistoric animal life.
