Dinosaurs & The Prehistoric World Books

Helps readers take a journey through the prehistoric world and trace the evolution of the most astonishing creatures ever to have walked the earth. This book features over 170 giant-sized computer generated illustrations, which provide a visual catalogue of dinosaurs.

A guide to the lost world of dinosaurs, this book provides descriptions of the most significant features and habits of these fascinating prehistoric reptiles, with profiles of nearly 70 dinosaurs, which include in-depth looks at how dinosaurs lived, from keeping warm to moving about.

It hardly matters that dinosaurs are extinct, they still form an important part of our lives: they sell movies, fill the school syllabus, provide us with essential scientific knowledge and even chase us in our dreams. The Complete Book of Dinosaurs is the ultimate dinosaur reference guide. Comprehensive and compelling, The Complete Book of Dinosaurs provides an innovative approach to these ...

Features various facts about dinosaur sizes, habits, and appearances. This full-colour book charts the history of paleontology, beginning with the infamous 'Bone Wars' in late-19th-century Africa, and describes the intense methods fossil experts use to pursue specimens - from body parts like elongated necks, elaborate frills and thickened skulls.

The ultimate visual reference to 1000 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures of land, air and sea from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous eras.

The ultimate reference to 600 dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic and cretaceous eras with more than 850 illustrations.

Tracing the story of the evolution of life on Earth, this book features over 100 of the largest animals that ever existed. Moving through the dinosaur era, it depicts the landscapes in which they lived and died. It contains scientific evidence on each animal's biology, lifestyle and behaviour, and highlights facts on size, diet and distribution.

Dr Phil Manning was contacted by Tyler Lyson about a new dinosaur find. Drawing upon techniques developed by the dinosaur mummy team, this title takes the reader on a chronological tour of the dinosaur mummies. It chronicles the progress of the international team of scientists brought together to excavate, record, analyse, and interpret this find.

Looks at different dinosaurs and provides details of its features and characteristics and explains how we know so much about them.

Includes comprehensive coverage of dinosaur systematics, reproduction, and life history strategies, biogeography, taphonomy, paleoecology, thermoregulation, and extinction. This title provides descriptions and illustrations of these magnificent Mesozoic beasts. It presents documentation of dinosaur distribution through time and space.

Draws on information regarding the sexual activity of living animals - reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals - comparing the various ways that different species have developed their mating rituals.

Striking full-color guides. Bound in water repellent, film laminated covers. Extensive center-spread maps of the state highlights locations featured in each book. Special 8-pocket and 4-pocket lucite display racks available with purchase of the series.

Tells the story of our discovery of dinosaurs through the individuals who dedicated their lives to furthering our knowledge. This book includes 30 recreated facsimile documents, photographs and hand-drawn maps.

A reference work on dinosaurs. It encompasses the spectacular discoveries that have continued to revolutionize the field. It includes comprehensive coverage of dinosaur systematics, reproduction, and life history strategies, biogeography, taphonomy, paleoecology, thermoregulation, and extinction.

Explains the findings in dinosaur research and the scientific discoveries that have built up a picture of how dinosaurs looked, what they ate, and how they moved and interacted with each other. Combining many areas of science, such as anatomy, genetics, forensics and engineering design, this book discusses the techniques used to understand them.

A guide to the world of dinosaurs, which looks at the findings of recent excavations which offer an insight into their variety, their biology and behaviour, and their downfall. From the NEW HORIZONS series of pocket-sized information books, with foldouts and double-page spreads.

Looks at different dinosaurs and provides details of its features and characteristics and explains how we know so much about them.

When the author was contacted about a new dinosaur find, he found that it belonged to an elite group of fossils. This was a dinosaur mummy! Drawing upon the techniques developed by the dinosaur mummy team, this work takes you on a chronological tour of the handful of dinosaur mummies that have teased the scientific community for 100 years.

Taking fossil records as its evidence, this title treats dinosaurs as a group of living animals, making frequent reference to animals as a basis for comparison. It has unfamiliar names and technical terms clearly explained, and includes illustrations that make it an ideal introduction to dinosaurs for the older child or adult.