Dinosaurs and the prehistoric world Books

Are there dinosaurs in the Bible? Are dragon legends basedon human encounters with fire-breathing dinosaurs? A vast and ever-growing body of literature proclaims thatthe answer to both these questions is yes. The Real Story of Dinosaurstakes readers on a...

A fact-packed fun book of dinosaur themed puzzles. Test your knowledge and get thinking with this fact-packed National Geographic Kids fun book of dinosaur themed puzzles. T-Rex, diplodocus, velociraptor, stegosaurus, pterodactyls and more: all the...

A roaringly brilliant, colourful and funny large-format book all about dinosaurs from the talented wildlife illustrator and bestselling author, Matt Sewell Meet the huge Diplodocus, with a tail it could crack like a whip, the fearsome Utahraptor with...

Horridus: Journey of a Triceratopschronicles the 67-million-year voyage across deep time of one of the most remarkable fossils ever discovered. From Montana to Melbourne, photography and artwork have been gathered together with meditations from a...

Age range: 12+What wasTriceratopsand its world really like?Uncover the story of this iconic dinosaur revealed by the latest scientific discoveries.A comprehensive guide toTriceratopsfrom a renowned expert in the field of palaeontology. Brimming with...

An authoritative illustrated guide to the fearsome predators that dominated the Mesozoic world for 180 million years.New discoveries are transforming our understanding of the theropod dinosaurs, revealing startling new insights into the lives and look of...

A richly illustrated introduction to the spectacular reptiles that swam the oceans when dinosaurs roamed the land.During the Mesozoic Era, 252 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the ocean deeps were roiling with equally spectacular...

A stunningly illustrated guide to these extraordinary creatures from a world-renowned paleontologist. Paleobiology has advanced from a speculative subject to a cutting-edge science. Today, researchers are applying the latest forensic technologies to the...

At once reptilian and avian, dinosaurs enable us to imagine a world far beyond the usual boundaries of time, culture and physiology. We have envisioned them in diverse and contradictory ways, reflecting, in part, our changing conceptions of ourselves...

Following on from Dinosaur Art, this new volume showcases 10 amazing artists whosework represents the cutting edge of paleoart. Many are rising stars in the field; others have embraced digital technology and continue to assert longstandingreputations as...

Who isn't fascinated by dinosaurs?These strange reptiles have awed us ever since their fossils were first identified as the bones of creatures from the distant past.For millions of years, dinosaurs ruled the prehistoric world. And now, millions of years...

Dinosaurs have filled us with wonder since the first monstrous bones were pulled from the earth thousands of years ago. For centuries, we imagined dinosaurs as giant, clumsy brutes-but science has since revealed them to be so much more. They were living,...

An illustrated look at the art and science of paleontology from its origins to todayHumans have been stumbling upon the petrified remains of ancient animals since prehistoric times, leading to tales of giant dogs, deadly dragons, tree gods, sea serpents,...

An illuminating and entertaining collection of dinosaur facts, from A to ZDinopedia is an illustrated, pocket-friendly encyclopedia of all things dinosaurian. Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from hadrosaur nesting colonies to modern fossil...

Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life?In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, an evolutionary biologist and pioneer in ancient DNA research, addresses this intriguing question by walking readers through the...

An authoritative illustrated guide to the mighty reptiles that dominated the seas of the Mesozoic for 185 million years.New discoveries are revealing that many ancient oceangoing reptiles were energetic animals capable of inhabiting an array of watery...

An illustrated record book of theropod facts and figures - from the biggest to the fastest to the smartest The theropod dinosaurs ruled the planet for millions of years, with species ranging from the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex to feathered raptors...

The best-selling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs remains the must-have book for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from amateur enthusiasts to professional paleontologists. Now extensively revised and expanded, this dazzlingly illustrated large-format...

Millions of years ago in the Cretaceous period, the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex--with its dagger-like teeth for tearing its prey to ribbons--was undoubtedly the fiercest carnivore to roam the Earth. Yet as What Bugged the Dinosaurs? reveals, T. rex was not...

A paleoartist is an illustrator who specialises in the science and art of reconstructing ancient animals and their world. In "Dinosaur Art," ten of the top contemporary paleoartists reveal a selection of their work and exclusively discuss their working...

Dinosaurs didn't die out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago. Get ready to unthink what you thought you knew and journey into the deep, dark depths of the Jurassic.The discovery of the first feathered dinosaur in China in 1996 sent shockwaves...