paleontology

Describes the formation and characteristics of animal fossils, including those of trilobites, lobe-finned fishes, and dinosaurs, and explains how they give us information about the history of the earth.

Discusses the geologic and climate shifts of the Cretaceous period that allowed for the evolution of various creatures, including the lizard-hipped Saurischian and bird-hipped Ornithischian dinosaurs, and non-dinosaurian reptiles of the Mesozoic, before their eventual extinction.

Discusses the diverse mammal population from the Oligocene and Miocene epochs, covering extinct marsupials of Australiaand North and South America, and Extinct Eutherian Mammals, with an examination of how mammals and birds gradually dominated the planet and evolved into modern forms.

Explores prehistoric life during the Pliocene geologic epoch, during which time the primates divided into groups of monkeys and apes, which lead to the hominins, ancestors of humans.

Presents illustrations and information on various topics in four areas of prehistory: the evolving Earth, evolving life, dinosaurs, and the first humans.

A paleontologist and his crew describe their work with dinosaur bones.

Discusses the nature and origin of fossils, the collection and study of them, and what they can tell us about creatures of the past.

Describes such Ice Age mammals as the saber-toothed tiger, mastodon, and cave bear.

Text and illustrations introduce various types of pterosaurs, a family of flying reptiles that flourished during the age of the dinosaurs.