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xxii, 500 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Beginning with the earliest days of our lineage some 325 million years ago, Brusatte charts how mammals survived the asteroid that claimed the dinosaurs and made the world their own, becoming the astonishingly diverse range of animals that dominate today's Earth. Brusatte also brings alive the lost worlds mammals inhabited through time, from ice ages to volcanic catastrophes. Entwined in this story is the detective work he and other scientists have...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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"From woolly mammoths to saber-toothed cats, prehistoric mammals once roamed Earth. With beautiful and engaging illustrations, authentic photos, and accessible text, kids will learn all about these mighty mammals in this Level 2 reader" --
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208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book features fascinating information on all the major types of dinosaur as well as ancient fish, other prehistoric reptiles in the air or water, and early mammals. Dinosaur reconstructions and the latest fossil finds bring back to life the bone-crunching teeth of the Tyrannosaurus rex, the astonishingly large body of the Argentinosaurus, and the plane-sized wings of the soaring Hatzegopteryx. Each page reveals new facts from the latest paleontological...
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Language
English
Description
"From the author of Apocalyptic Planet, comes a vivid travelogue through prehistory that traces the arrival of the first people in North America at least twenty thousand years ago and describes the artifacts that tell of their lives and fates. Scientistssquabble over the locations and dates for human arrival in the New World. The first explorers of the New World were few, their encampments fleeting. At some point in time, between twenty and forty...
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Physical Desc
227 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Chasing the Ghost Bear explores modern research into one of the legendary but overlooked extinct mammals from the Pleistocene epoch, the short-faced bear. Mammoths and sabertoothed cats receive most of the popular attention, but these wide-ranging bears may have ruled the West prior to the Ice Age extinctions that left grizzlies and bison as the largest mammals of the American West"--
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153 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Take a trip to the ancient past to come face-to-face with legendary dinosaurs such as T. rex, Stegosaurus, and Triceratops. Find out about jaw-dropping discoveries, including dinosaurs that turned into gemstones, pterosaurs the size of airplanes, and the island of the last mammoths."--
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