Prehistoric World: Over 1,200 Incredible Mammals & Discoveries from the Mesozoic & Cenozoic
Prehistoric World: Over 1,200 Incredible Mammals & Discoveries from the Mesozoic & Cenozoic
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Pack your bags, time-travelers! Prehistoric World is your ticket to exploring a wild landscape of over 1,200 incredible prehistoric mammals.
Did you know that the woolly mammoth’s tusks could grow up to a whopping 16 feet long? Or that ancient kangaroos didn’t hop? From ferocious predators to gentle giants and strange critters that defy imagination, Prehistoric World is the ultimate journey into the past. Each page brings a new creature to life with incredible facts and stunning illustrations by award-winning paleoartist Julius Csotonyi.
Inside you’ll find:
- Hundreds of species profiles covering anatomy, diet, habitat, cool features, and unique characteristics
- Features on well-known paleontologists and their awesome finds
- Other key discoveries and specimens in museums around the world
Come face-to-face with a world where giant sloths hung from towering trees, mammoths battled the bitter cold, and fearsome saber-toothed tigers ruled the land with Prehistoric World.
- Contributor(s): Aaron Woodruff , Julius Csotonyi
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About the Contributor(s):
Dr. Julius Csotonyi is one of the world's most high-profile and talented contemporary scientific illustrators. His considerable academic expertise informs his stunning, dynamic art. He has created life-sized dinosaur murals for the Royal Ontario Museum and for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, as well as most of the artwork for the exhibit "Deep Time" in the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He lives in Canada. His books include Dinosaur World; Discovering Reptiles; Discovering Sharks; Discovering Bugs; Discovering Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises; Discovering Tigers, Lions, & Other Big Cats; The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi; Prehistoric Predators; Dino World; Shark World; and Bug World.
- ISBN-13 9781400343737
- Language: English
- Pages: 832
- Dimensions: 11.3(h) x 10.89(w) x 2.01(d) inches