Discusses the voyages undertaken, navigation routes followed, and watercraft of explorers in the ancient world, from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Middle Ages.
Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life
These are happy hunting days for lovers of dinosaur paraphernalia. As
such, the Macmillan encyclopedia has something for everyone: colored
reconstructions of the animals matched with a text whose style is
accessible to most enthusiasts but whose content is extensive enough
for more serious students. Both newly discovered and classic fossil
animals are included, and there is background information to put each
animal in time, place, and taxonomic perspective. The book's strongest
feature is its inclusion of vertebrate animals other than dinosaurs.
The variety of fossil fish and mammals should convince the skeptical
that dinosaurs had no monopoly on bizarre structure.
Feathered dinosaurs, walking whales, killer kangaroos—these are but a few of the fantastic creatures that roamed the
planet before the dawn of humans. For more than 200 years, scientists have studied fossil remnants of eons past,
painstakingly piecing together the history of life on earth. Through their efforts, not only have long-extinct beasts come
to light, but the origins of many modern animals have been revealed.
