paleontology

On cover: A true field guide to fossil life from one-celled plants to Homo sapiens. Fully illustrated with hundreds of original drawings, diagrams and maps.

Describes the prehistoric reptiles which inhabited the waters at the time that the dinosaurs were ruling on land.

A brother and sister travel back in time to the late Devonian period where they observe the first amphibians.

Text and photographs examine the work of scientists studying the fossil remains of prehistoric animals found in the La Brea tar pits.

As a brother and sister travel back in time to when the first living things were appearing on Earth, the reader learns about prehistoric life.

Discusses fossils, what they can tell us, how we can use them, and where we can find them.

Discusses the discovery and classification of dinosaurs and examines individual species.

Introduction to more than 250 species of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures.

Jeff must learn patience when he accompanies his uncle on an expedition to hunt for dinosaur fossils in the Sahara Desert. Based on the real discovery of Afrovenator by Paul Sereno in 1993.