Handbooks Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life

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What is Handbooks Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life about?

Travel through deep time in this richly illustrated guide to dinosaurs and other prehistoric life. Explore the Precambrian, Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, and discover how animals evolved, lived and disappeared. Meet 200 remarkable species, from early sea creatures and giant dinosaurs to pterosaurs, marine reptiles and enormous prehistoric mammals. Clear profiles explain each animal’s features, habitat, size and fossil discoveries, while maps, artwork, photographs and comparisons bring the ancient world vividly to life.

About the author

Hazel Richardson is a science writer and editor who makes big ideas easy to understand. She was a primary-school teacher and has a background in genetic research. Hazel has written children’s non-fiction books, including How to Build a Time Machine, Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life, and Life in the Ancient Indus River Valley. Her books inspire curiosity and discovery.