Using three-dimensional photography, presents the prehistoric animals that lived before the most recent ice age, including the woolly mammoth and the saber-toothed tiger, and includes information on the animals' modern descendents.
how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science
Aronson, Marc
2014
"Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure."--OCLC.
Discusses the theory of evolution and highlights some of the prehistoric animals that populated the Earth before the dinosaurs, from trilobites and agnathans to early amphibians and reptiles.
Follows Drs. Paul Sereno and Brady Barr into the Sahara Desert as they study the 10-ton "SuperCroc," an immense prehistoric reptile. Travels back in time to see how SuperCroc lived and battled for its food.
The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie back in time to the ice age where they encounter prehistoric men, cave bears, sabertooth tigers, and woolly mammoths.
Introduces lesser known prehistoric creatures, including the giant sea scorpion called a eurypterid, the helicoprion shark, and the carnivorous land dinosaur Deinonychus.
Text and photographic illustrations describe the characteristics and habits of several dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles that roamed the earth during the Cretaceous Period.
