- Hardcover: 216 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books; First Edition edition (6 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563522194
- ISBN-13: 978-0563522195
- Product Dimensions: 22.5 x 2.3 x 28.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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From the creators of Walking with Dinosaurs comes this stunning visual encyclopedia of prehistoric animals. The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life is a whos who of the prehistoric world from primitive amphibians and giant armoured fish, to predatory dinosaurs and sabre-toothed cats. Tracing the amazing story of the evolution of life on Earth, the book features over 100 of the largest, weirdest and scariest animals that ever existed. Here, for the first time, we meet some of the truly bizarre creatures that thrived hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs roamed the Earth: for example, Pterygotus, a three-metre long sea scorpion, and Hyneria, a two-tonne killer fish that was capable of walking on land. Many of these magnificent creatures have never been visualized before. Moving through the dinosaur era, the book recreates these awesome super-beasts and vividly depicts the landscapes in which they lived and died. All the favourites are here from Tyrannosaurus and Diplodocus to Iguanodon and Velociraptor. With the dying out of the dinosaurs we are introduced to a whole new cast of characters, no less fascinating the weird and wonderful mammals that are the ancestors of modern humans. What did these animals eat? How did they raise their young? How did they survive attack? The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life is packed full of the latest scientific evidence on each animals biology, lifestyle and behaviour, and highlights key facts on size, diet and distribution. Illustrated with impressive digital imagery and remarkable fossil finds, this comprehensive field guide brings alive the creatures of the past in a breathtakingly realistic way.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent book which consolidates the three Walking With Series'. A good overview of what is known of the eras of large sacle life. The illustrations are vivid with exciting well informed text that could be understood by anyone who can read a newspaper. Obviously it is aimed at the popular rather than academic side of interest in extinct creatures. One looks forward to an update.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This volume by Tim Haines of "Walking with..." fame is a handsome compilation of some (perhaps even all?) of the many ocreatures featured in those series. There is at least one late inclusion which did not feature in any of the series - and I seem to recollect that there may be a few other welcome interlopers representing more recent discoveries.
Each creature is allocated one, or, in some cases, two pages of background information and at least one "photo". This kind of space doesn't allow for any indepth review or discussion, but, that's not the purpose of this volume - its a quick overview of a host of more eye catching or significant species from our deep past.
The book would be ideal of as a momento of the Walking with Monsters, Dinosaurs and Beasts series - note that the "creatures" of Walking with Cavemen are not represented within this book - I guess because they wanted to retain the relatively more exotic feel associated with non-humanoid creatures.
It is pitched at least at an early secondary school level, but would be adequate for the interested laymen of any age greater than that. It assumes little prior knowledge, and is very accessible.
This book is suitable for those fascinated by ancient life (although not overly academic in their fascination) and who enjoyed the way in the which the "Walking with" series tried to depict a sample of that life. It is a colourful, vivid "family album" of many of the fascinating, improbable, and/or dramatic creatures which once walked this world.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book does exactly what it says on the cover. As a guide to the prehistoric world it really is unbeatable. It takes you from the formation of the Earth, 4.5 billion years ago, through to the modern day. As well as getting a potted history of life on Earth, this book also acts as an encyclopedia to prehistoric.
By my count over 100 animals (from all time periods) are portrayed in detail using the realistic computer generated photographs that Walking with Dinos is famous for. Each animal has one or two pages devoted to including several hundred words of text that describes what it looked like, where and when it lived, how it may have behaviour and also its evolutionary history and the history of its discovery. There is a lot of information packed in, including some amazing facts.
I am familiar with books on fossils and dinosaurs and I must say that this is one of the best ones I've come across. It manages to get that rare balance of being informative without being dull. I would recommend it to children and adults alike.
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Buy for the graphics not for the text
The idea that this relatively thin volume could possibly be a 'complete' guide to 500 million years of evolution is faintly and in fact this book only scratches the surface of our... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2007 by Wildlife Bookworm
Eye-catching but inaccurate
The authors of this book were perhaps a little presumptuous when giving it a title - it goes without saying that this slim volume is hardly the 'complete' guide to prehistoric... Read more
Published on 19 April 2007 by Lone Wolf
Well put together and inclusive of the latest research
I have followed Tim Haines’ road to Earth’s prehistoric life and I have thoroughly enjoyed both “Walking with Dinosaurs” and “Walking with... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2005 by Nick Candoros
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