mammals, fossil

Describes the characteristics of mammals, and features profiles of over one hundred prehistoric mammals that lived on Earth during the time of early humans, with information on their size, variety, and fossil remains.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe the habitats, physical characteristics, and extinction of a variety of Ice Age beasts.

Describes the early mammals that came to dominate the prehistoric world after the disappearance of the dinosaurs.

Describes mammals that survived after the dinosaurs disappeared and how they evolved to the present day.

Rhyming text and illustrations present a broad range of prehistoric mammals, from the ratlike Triconodon to the spectacular Woolly Mammoth.

Describes the great Ice Age of the Pleistocene and its effects on the climate, vegetation, animal life, and the world in general.