Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

by David Lambert (Author)

Synopsis


  • The ultimate prehistorical reference book - a fascinating insight into how life evolved over a period of 400 million years
  • Researched, compiled and authenticated by experts
  • Details the very latest findings from the prehistoric world with striking photographs, artwork and models
  • Cutting-edge computer-generated reconstructions show a vast range of bizarre prehistoric creatures
  • Organised into four easy-to-use sections - Fish and Invertebrates, Amphibians and Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Birds, Mammals and Ancestors - illustrating how different groups of organisms are related to one another
  • A 100-page reference section explains how to find, study and date fossils; and gives a detailed timeline that shows which creatures evolved when

276 x 216mm Hardback

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 376
Edition: 1
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Published: 04 Oct 2001

ISBN 10: 0751309559
ISBN 13: 9780751309553
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Author Bio
David Lambert is the author of more than 12 books on dinosaurs. In 1994 he won the Rhone Poulenc Prize for Junior Science Books for DK's Ultimate Dinosaur Book * Darren Naish works within the Palaeobiology Research Group at the University of Portsmouth * Elizabeth Wyze has contributed to many DK titles including Millennium Family Encyclopedia and Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia * Consultant, Mark Norell, is the co-curator at the Halls of Dinosaurs at the AMNH * Consultant, Jim Meng, is the assistant curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the AMNH