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The fascinating progression from dinosaurs to birds is clearly explained, which leads into the Age of Mammals.

NULL Illustrations and other contents: More than 2,000 diagrams and drawings and more than 300 colour digital reconstructions. The English anatomist Richard Owen proposed the formal term Dinosauria in 1842 to include three giant extinct animals ( Megalosaurus, Iguanodon, and Hylaeosaurus) represented by large fossilized bones that had been unearthed at several locations in southern England during the early part of the 19th century.

I think the only thing the book lacks is a pronunciation guide as some of the dinosaurs had some interesting names!Early dinosaurs were among the first animals to evolve legs for supporting great weight or moving fast to catch prey or escape enemies.

A great many of them have been based on fragmentary or incomplete material that may actually have come from two or more different dinosaurs. Mesozoic Calendar’ shows the positions of the continents at different geological time periods and reconstructions of creatures from each period. Scientists have so far identified more than 500 types of dinosaur, but there are probably many more that remain undiscovered.

Each entry includes key information either in chart or picture form that lists the name, pronunciation, and its meaning, as well as scientific classification, location of the fossil on a map of the world, estimated size in comparison to an average human, and the time period in which the animal existed. More than just a catalogue of facts and photos - it's a visual celebration of the history of all life on Earth, with a special focus on dinosaurs and the prehistoric world. Meet silly Diplodocus, larger-than-life Giganotosaurus, fierce T-Rex and many more in this bestselling picture book from the award-winning creators of ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ and ‘Mad About Minibeasts’! Soon thereafter, Lewis and Clark’s expedition encountered dinosaur fossils in the western United States.