Presents illustrated profiles of several extinct mammals, including aurochs, dwarf elephants, cave goats, thylacines, Barbary lions, giant beavers, and others.
An overview of fossil hunting and research that covers such topics as different kinds of sites, the process of excavation, fossil dating, paleobotany, reconstructions, and famous mistakes.
Presents illustrated information on animals that lived in prehistoric times, including carnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs, mammoths, woolly rhinoceroses, cave bears, early apes, giant ground sloths, giant marsupials, and several others.
Presents illustrated examinations of several causes of extinction, prehistoric and modern, including ice ages, drought, disease, fires, hunting, destruction of habitat, pollution, and others.
Contains a collection of facts and information on prehistoric beasts, such as wooly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and cave bears; including over thirty-five pop-ups as well as descriptions of different species.
A brief introduction to the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex, highlighting its size, habitat, food sources, and demise. Also included is a virtual field trip to a museum with notable T. rex fossils.
