Author: Rod Theodorou
Publisher: Raintree
ISBN: 9781568474151
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of different kinds of dinosaurs, explaining their habits and environment and what may have caused their extinction.
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Author: Rod Theodorou
Publisher: Raintree
ISBN: 9781568474151
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of different kinds of dinosaurs, explaining their habits and environment and what may have caused their extinction.
Publisher: Raintree
ISBN: 9781568474151
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of different kinds of dinosaurs, explaining their habits and environment and what may have caused their extinction.
Spiky Stegosaurus
Author: Dreaming Tortoise
Publisher: Big and SMALL
ISBN: 1925249077
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With its tank-like body, jagged plates, and spikes, Stegosaurus is one of best-loved dinosaurs. Read this book to discover more about it and other fascinating dinosaurs!
Publisher: Big and SMALL
ISBN: 1925249077
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With its tank-like body, jagged plates, and spikes, Stegosaurus is one of best-loved dinosaurs. Read this book to discover more about it and other fascinating dinosaurs!
Lost Animals
Author: John Whitfield
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346986
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Meet the incredible animals that have disappeared due to competition, mass extinctions, hunting, and human activity. Lost Animals brings back to life some of the most charismatic creatures to inhabit the planet. It captures the imagination with more than 200 incredible photographs, artworks of fossils, and scientific drawings of charming creatures like dodos, paraceratherium (the largest land mammal), spinosaurus (the biggest carnivorous dinosaur), placeoderm fishes (the sharks of their day), and more! Lost Animals is a captivating documentation of evolution and extinction. Each chapter focuses on a specific time in Earth's history, from the Cambrian explosion (the most intense surge of evolution the world has ever experienced) to present times, with profiles of the key species that lived then. From long extinct animals to Lazarus species--animals that were thought to be extinct before being rediscovered--this book takes readers on a journey through Earth's natural history, highlighting the world's biggest animal losses and its moments of conservational hope.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346986
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Meet the incredible animals that have disappeared due to competition, mass extinctions, hunting, and human activity. Lost Animals brings back to life some of the most charismatic creatures to inhabit the planet. It captures the imagination with more than 200 incredible photographs, artworks of fossils, and scientific drawings of charming creatures like dodos, paraceratherium (the largest land mammal), spinosaurus (the biggest carnivorous dinosaur), placeoderm fishes (the sharks of their day), and more! Lost Animals is a captivating documentation of evolution and extinction. Each chapter focuses on a specific time in Earth's history, from the Cambrian explosion (the most intense surge of evolution the world has ever experienced) to present times, with profiles of the key species that lived then. From long extinct animals to Lazarus species--animals that were thought to be extinct before being rediscovered--this book takes readers on a journey through Earth's natural history, highlighting the world's biggest animal losses and its moments of conservational hope.
Chased by Sea Monsters
Author: Nigel Marven
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756603755
Category : Extinct animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Color artwork and detailed captions journey underwater to capture the prehistoric world of an array of extinct animals, in the companion volume to the Discovery Channel special
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756603755
Category : Extinct animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Color artwork and detailed captions journey underwater to capture the prehistoric world of an array of extinct animals, in the companion volume to the Discovery Channel special
The Era of Earth Where Dinosaurs Ruled
Author: Siddhesh Chindarkar
Publisher: SNC
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Dinosaurs were a group of reptiles that lived on Earth millions of years ago. They were some of the largest animals to ever roam the planet, with some species growing to be as tall as a two-story building. Dinosaurs first appeared during the Mesozoic Era, which is sometimes referred to as the "Age of Reptiles." This era lasted from about 252 million years ago to 66 million years ago and was divided into three periods: the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. During the Triassic period, the earliest dinosaurs evolved from smaller reptiles. These early dinosaurs were not very large, and they were not the dominant animals on Earth at the time. However, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, dinosaurs became much larger and more diverse.
Publisher: SNC
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Dinosaurs were a group of reptiles that lived on Earth millions of years ago. They were some of the largest animals to ever roam the planet, with some species growing to be as tall as a two-story building. Dinosaurs first appeared during the Mesozoic Era, which is sometimes referred to as the "Age of Reptiles." This era lasted from about 252 million years ago to 66 million years ago and was divided into three periods: the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. During the Triassic period, the earliest dinosaurs evolved from smaller reptiles. These early dinosaurs were not very large, and they were not the dominant animals on Earth at the time. However, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, dinosaurs became much larger and more diverse.
Towering Brachiosaurus
Author: Dreaming Tortoise
Publisher: Big and SMALL
ISBN: 1925248771
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Its colossal body, tall front legs, and long neck allowed Brachiosaurus to feast on food no other land-dwelling plant-eater could reach. Stretch up alongside Brachiosaurus and find out about other dinosaurs, including Tuojiangosaurus, a slender dinosaur with its spiked tail; Chasmosaurus, whose giant neck frill helped it look bigger and scarier; Afrovenator, the fiercest predator of the African Jurassic; Majungasaurus, a small-headed meat-eater with a big bite; and Baryonyx, a hunter with a handy weapon--a giant hooked thumb claw.
Publisher: Big and SMALL
ISBN: 1925248771
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Its colossal body, tall front legs, and long neck allowed Brachiosaurus to feast on food no other land-dwelling plant-eater could reach. Stretch up alongside Brachiosaurus and find out about other dinosaurs, including Tuojiangosaurus, a slender dinosaur with its spiked tail; Chasmosaurus, whose giant neck frill helped it look bigger and scarier; Afrovenator, the fiercest predator of the African Jurassic; Majungasaurus, a small-headed meat-eater with a big bite; and Baryonyx, a hunter with a handy weapon--a giant hooked thumb claw.
Sea Dragons
Author: Richard Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780700612697
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In the days when dinosaurs dominated the earth, their marine counterparts - every bit as big and ferocious - reigned supreme in prehistoric seas. In this book, Richard Ellis takes us back to the Mesozoic era to resurrect the fascinating lives of these giant seagoing reptiles. fierce predators, speculates on their habits, and tells how they eventually became extinct - or did they? He traces the 200-million-year history of the great ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs who swam the ancient oceans - and who may, according to some, still frequent the likes of Loch Ness. animal that looked like a crocodile crossed with a shark the size of a small yacht. With its impossibly long neck, Plesiosaurus conybeari has been compared to a giant snake threaded through the body of a turtle. At a length of nearly 60 feet, Mosasaurus hoffmanni boasted powerful jaws that could crunch up even the hardest-shelled giant sea turtle. And Kronosaurus queenslandicus, perhaps the most formidable of the lot, had a skull nine feet long - more than twice that of Tyrannosaurus rex - with teeth to match. reconstruct their lives and habitats. Their fossils have been found all over the world - in Europe, Australia, Japan and even Kansas - in lands that once lay on the floors of Jurassic and Triassic seas. Along the way, the book also provides intriguing insights into and entertaining tales about the work, discoveries and competing theories that compose the world of vertebrate paleontology. The text is also accompanied by Ellis' own illustrations of how these creatures probably appeared and, through these likenesses, we are invited to speculate on their locomotion, their predatory habits and their lifestyles.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780700612697
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In the days when dinosaurs dominated the earth, their marine counterparts - every bit as big and ferocious - reigned supreme in prehistoric seas. In this book, Richard Ellis takes us back to the Mesozoic era to resurrect the fascinating lives of these giant seagoing reptiles. fierce predators, speculates on their habits, and tells how they eventually became extinct - or did they? He traces the 200-million-year history of the great ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs who swam the ancient oceans - and who may, according to some, still frequent the likes of Loch Ness. animal that looked like a crocodile crossed with a shark the size of a small yacht. With its impossibly long neck, Plesiosaurus conybeari has been compared to a giant snake threaded through the body of a turtle. At a length of nearly 60 feet, Mosasaurus hoffmanni boasted powerful jaws that could crunch up even the hardest-shelled giant sea turtle. And Kronosaurus queenslandicus, perhaps the most formidable of the lot, had a skull nine feet long - more than twice that of Tyrannosaurus rex - with teeth to match. reconstruct their lives and habitats. Their fossils have been found all over the world - in Europe, Australia, Japan and even Kansas - in lands that once lay on the floors of Jurassic and Triassic seas. Along the way, the book also provides intriguing insights into and entertaining tales about the work, discoveries and competing theories that compose the world of vertebrate paleontology. The text is also accompanied by Ellis' own illustrations of how these creatures probably appeared and, through these likenesses, we are invited to speculate on their locomotion, their predatory habits and their lifestyles.
Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Giant Carnivores
Author: David West
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1433942372
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Explores the giant carnivorous dinosaurs best known as fierce hunters with powerful jaws and hind legs, who chase their prey and whose size could equal the length of four automobiles.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1433942372
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Explores the giant carnivorous dinosaurs best known as fierce hunters with powerful jaws and hind legs, who chase their prey and whose size could equal the length of four automobiles.
Planet of the Bugs
Author: Scott Richard Shaw
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022616361X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Chronicles the evolution of insects and explains how evolutionary innovations have enabled them to disperse widely, occupy narrow niches, and survive global catastrophes. --Publisher's description.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022616361X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Chronicles the evolution of insects and explains how evolutionary innovations have enabled them to disperse widely, occupy narrow niches, and survive global catastrophes. --Publisher's description.
Ancient Earth Journal: The Early Cretaceous
Author: Juan Carlos Alonso
Publisher: Walter Foster Jr
ISBN: 162788890X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A 2016 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 (National Science Teachers Association-Children's Book Council The Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before. What it would be like to see a living, breathing dinosaur? The Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before. By combining the latest paleontological findings with highly detailed, intimate drawings of wildlife from the Early Cretaceous, readers will look into the eyes of some of the most fascinating creatures to ever inhabit the earth. Written and illustrated in the style of a naturalist's notebook, the viewer will be given a first-hand account of what it is like to stand alongside everything from the first birds to flying dinosaurs to some of the largest creatures ever to walk the earth. Through detailed illustrations and descriptive narrative, readers will discover how some dinosaurs survived polar blizzards, while others were able to pump blood five stories high to reach their brains. While many books on prehistoric life lump dinosaurs into the general timeline of the Mesozoic Period, no book currently dissects plant and animal life during one specific period. This allows the book to explore wildlife seldom featured in publications, many of them recent discoveries. The Early Cretaceous is backed by the research of one of paleontology's most acclaimed theorists, giving the book the most up to date scientific interpretation regarding animal behaviors, interactions, and recreations. "The illustrations and artistic layout are exceptionally beautiful. This is a book children will cherish, keep, and remember, and adults will be delighted to add to their collection." - Sylvia Czerkas, Author and Director The Dinosaur Museum, Utah "The illustrations are fantastic! The Nigersaurus 'grazing' is one of the nicest reconstructions of a rebbachisaurid I've ever seen." - Matthew C. Lamanna, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History "Fantastic artwork!" - Andrew Milner, Paleontologist and Curator at St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site "The art is amazing" - Phil Hore, National Dinosaur Museum, Australia "I *love* it! The style reminds me of a very cool sci-fi book that I had as a kid (and still have), Dougal Dixon's After Man: A Zoology of the Future. Dixon's book is a wonderful, lavishly illustrated introduction to evolutionary principles that helped set me on the path to becoming a professional paleontologist. I suspect your book is going to be similarly inspirational to many of today's aspiring scientists." - Matthew C. Lamanna, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publisher: Walter Foster Jr
ISBN: 162788890X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A 2016 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 (National Science Teachers Association-Children's Book Council The Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before. What it would be like to see a living, breathing dinosaur? The Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before. By combining the latest paleontological findings with highly detailed, intimate drawings of wildlife from the Early Cretaceous, readers will look into the eyes of some of the most fascinating creatures to ever inhabit the earth. Written and illustrated in the style of a naturalist's notebook, the viewer will be given a first-hand account of what it is like to stand alongside everything from the first birds to flying dinosaurs to some of the largest creatures ever to walk the earth. Through detailed illustrations and descriptive narrative, readers will discover how some dinosaurs survived polar blizzards, while others were able to pump blood five stories high to reach their brains. While many books on prehistoric life lump dinosaurs into the general timeline of the Mesozoic Period, no book currently dissects plant and animal life during one specific period. This allows the book to explore wildlife seldom featured in publications, many of them recent discoveries. The Early Cretaceous is backed by the research of one of paleontology's most acclaimed theorists, giving the book the most up to date scientific interpretation regarding animal behaviors, interactions, and recreations. "The illustrations and artistic layout are exceptionally beautiful. This is a book children will cherish, keep, and remember, and adults will be delighted to add to their collection." - Sylvia Czerkas, Author and Director The Dinosaur Museum, Utah "The illustrations are fantastic! The Nigersaurus 'grazing' is one of the nicest reconstructions of a rebbachisaurid I've ever seen." - Matthew C. Lamanna, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History "Fantastic artwork!" - Andrew Milner, Paleontologist and Curator at St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site "The art is amazing" - Phil Hore, National Dinosaur Museum, Australia "I *love* it! The style reminds me of a very cool sci-fi book that I had as a kid (and still have), Dougal Dixon's After Man: A Zoology of the Future. Dixon's book is a wonderful, lavishly illustrated introduction to evolutionary principles that helped set me on the path to becoming a professional paleontologist. I suspect your book is going to be similarly inspirational to many of today's aspiring scientists." - Matthew C. Lamanna, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History