extinct animals

Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, behavior, and extinction of ancient armadillos.

"Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, behavior, and extinction of dodos"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, behavior, and extinction of sabertooth cats"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces students to the diversity of animal life on Earth. Discussed the different animal, their habitats to the food they eat and more.

Examines plant and animal communities throughout the prehistoric eras, showing how living things adapt to their surroundings and stressing the way in which all are linked to each other.

This book describes the woolly mammoth, including how it got its name, and how it lived.

"Using DNA collected from remains as a genetic blueprint, scientists aim to engineer extinct traits - traits that have evolved by natural selection over thousands of years - into living organisms. [The author] argues rather than viewing de-extinction as a way to restore one particular species...that the overarching goal should be the revitalization and stabilization of contempory ecosystems"--Dust jacket.

Join your friendly prehistoric fish-guide to travel back 65 million years to the Tertiary and Quaternary periods of prehistoric Earth, when mammals came to dominate the planet. Discover the facts, fossils, and fun science of behind the intriguing mammals of this time period, including killer pigs, the largest land mammal ever, and the earliest humans. The fourth part of the exciting story of life on unfolds through lifelike illustrations and fascinating diagrams.

Join your friendly prehistoric fish-guide on an adventure through the Triassic and Jurassic periods. Watch the first dinosaurs appear. See them grow in size and numbers to dominate on land, in the air, and in the oceans. Discover the facts, fossils, and fun science behind Earth's earliest dinosaurs, as well as flying reptiles, mighty sea beasts, and the first birds. This story of life on Earth unfolds through lifelike illustrations and fascinating diagrams.

Join your friendly prehistoric fish-guide through the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, when the mightiest dinosaurs stalked the planet. Learn about the rise of the raptors, the largest dinosaurs, and the great extinction. This third part of the exciting story of life on Earth unfolds through lifelike illustrations and fascinating diagrams.