Where on Earth? Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life : The Amazing History of Earth's Most Incredible Animals

Journey back in time and find out where the dinosaurs roamed. This unique children's atlas explores each continent, revealing fossil sites and stories on every map. Part of the best-selling What's Where on Earth series, this atlas is packed with maps of early Earth and more than 50 profiles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Stare down a T. Rex in North America. Watch out for the Velociraptors' slashing claws in the Gobi Desert. Trek across the Siberian tundra and discover a woolly mammoth. This stunning book makes every animal come to life using breathtaking computer-generated imagery. Using specially commissioned maps, this dinosaur atlas shows you what the world looked like millions of years ago. A modern 3D globe next to each map helps you understand the arrangement of the continents over time and why we find fossils where we do. You can see what paleontologists (dinosaur experts) have dug up over the centuries in each continent and learn how they put together a picture of the past from a puzzle of ancient clues. Where on Earth? Dinosaurs reveals the prehistoric world as never before, and is an essential addition to the library of every young dinosaur expert. Find out what Earth was like millions of years ago as you explore the prehistoric continents and encounter the incredible animals that roamed them.Where on Earth? Dinosaurs takes you on a journey through time, from the beginning of life on Earth, to the age of the dinosaurs, through the Ice Age, to the evolution of early man. Packed with more than 50 profiles of the most important prehistoric animal species, each entry puts the fossil finds on the map--from the teeth of T-rex in North America; to Archaeopteryx feathers perfectly preserved in sandstone in Germany; and the curved, slashing claws of terrifying Velociraptors in the Gobi Desert--and brings the animals to life in stunning CGI illustrations.Throughout the book, 3D globes show how our planet evolved, and help the reader understand the arrangement of the continents today, and why we find fossil remains where we do. There are maps of fossil sites and stories about their discovery by palaeontologists and adventurers over the centuries. Find out, too, about the work of palaeontologists, on digs and in the lab. Discover how they put together a picture of the past from a puzzle of fossil clues, reconstructing skeletons from bones, adding flesh and scales or feathers, and interpreting the lifestyle and behavior of these extraordinary animals.Where on Earth? Dinosaurs reveals the prehistoric world as never before, and is an essential addition to the library of every young dinosaur expert. Contents Rise of the dinosaurs Timeline of Earth Early life Triassic world Jurassic world Cretaceous world What is a dinosaur? North America Coelophysis Stegosaurus Three against one Allosaurus Ceratosaurus Diplodocus Corythosaurus Albertosaurus Ankylosaurus Tyrannosaurus Daylight attack Triceratops Pachycephalosaurus Fossil finds South America Herrerasaurus Chilesaurus Giganotosaurus Fighting it out Argentinosaurus Carnotaurus Fossil finds Europe Plateosaurus Muddy swamps Ophthalmosaurus Archaeopteryx Iguanodon Baryonyx Polacanthus Pelecanimimus Hatzegopteryx Today’s catch Fossil finds Africa Mesosaurus Lystrosaurus Giraffatitan Spinosaurus A fish dinner Fossil finds Asia Shunosaurus Psittacosaurus Yutyrannus Surprise attack Microraptor Velociraptor Fossil finds Australia and Antarctica Cryolophosaurus A welcome discovery Muttaburrasaurus Leaellynasaura Fossil finds After the dinosaurs Titanoboa Gastornis Basilosaurus Smilodon Woolly mammoth Hunting in the grasslands Varanus priscus Reference Fossilization Early fossils and hunters Mass extinctions Glossary Index Acknowledgments "Part of the best-selling What's Where on Earth series, this atlas is packed with maps of early Earth and more than 50 profiles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Stare down a T. Rex in North America. Watch out for the Velociraptors' slashing claws in the Gobi Desert. Trek across the Siberian tundra and discover a woolly mammoth. This stunning book makes every animal come to life using breathtaking computer-generated imagery"-- Amazon.com