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Prehistoric beasts
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- Book Synopsis
- What did a penguin's great, great, great, great, GREAT grandparent look like? Find out with incredible POP-UP pages! Palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax takes a closer look at seven wild animals and, using fossil clues, reveals who their prehistoric relatives were. From a mighty whale to a tiny dragonfly, find out about the wild creatures and their animal families today. Then open the fold-out pages to reveal awesome pop-ups, bringing you face-to-face with their long-extinct ancestors. Go head-to-head with the woolly mammoth, meet the mega shark Megalodon and get to know the prehistoric penguin named Icadyptes. Discover how these animals lived long ago, how they are different to their modern relatives - and how they are the same. Full of fascinating facts, bright illustrations and real fossil finds, meet PREHISTORIC BEASTS of the past.
- About The Author
- Internationally recognised award-winning palaeontologist, presenter and author, Dean Lomax has travelled the globe excavating dinosaurs, and has described several new species of prehistoric reptile along the way. Dean is passionate about communicating palaeontology and has presented on TV, including ITV's Dinosaur Britain. Author of several books, scientific papers and articles, Dean has a gold medal for excellence in science and he is also the patron of the UK Association of Fossil Hunters (UKAFH), Mary Anning Rocks! and is a Visiting Scientist at the University of Manchester. In 2021, Dean led the UK dig that unearthed the Rutland Sea Dragon - the largest and most complete ichthyosaur fossil found in the UK.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781800782099
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Templar Books, (02 March 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 16
- Weight
- 815 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 260 x 255 x 25 mm
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