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Dinosaurs and prehistoric life, authors: Dr. Douglas Palmer [and others] ; consultants: Dr. Simon Lamb [and others]

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Dinosaurs and prehistoric life, authors: Dr. Douglas Palmer [and others] ; consultants: Dr. Simon Lamb [and others]

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eng

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

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Dinosaurs and prehistoric life

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authors: Dr. Douglas Palmer [and others] ; consultants: Dr. Simon Lamb [and others]

Summary

The stunning visuals and authoritative text make Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life a fascinating and revealing encyclopedia that will appeal to the whole family. From the origin of life, through the age of dinosaurs stalked by the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex, to the earliest humans, this book tells the story of life on Earth

Table Of Contents

Young earth. Exploring earth's past ; The origin of the earth ; The first 500 million years ; Plate tectonics ; Changing climates ; Life and evolution ; Classification ; Mass extinctions ; Types of fossils ; Information in the fossil record ; Key fossil sites ; The geological timescale -- Life on earth. Archean ; Proterozoic ; Cambrian ; Ordovician ; Silurian ; Devonian ; Carboniferous ; Permian ; Triassic ; Jurassic ; Cretaceous ; Paleogene ; Neogene ; Quaternary

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DK Smithsonian dinosaurs and prehistoric life

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