Darren Naish is a British vertebrate paleontologist and science writer. His work focuses on reconstructing the appearance and behavior of extinct animals, drawing on deep knowledge of their anatomy and evolutionary biology. Naish's style is known for its meticulous attention to detail and its ability to translate complex scientific concepts into engaging and accessible narratives. Through his writings, he aims to bring the fascinating world of prehistoric creatures closer to a wider audience.
The younger version of the popular Usborne Beginners series, which contains over 60 titles, Usborne Young Beginners is an informative and exciting new series for children aged three and up; with soft, warm illustrations and simple text children can easily understand.
This comprehensive reference book offers fascinating insights into the world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, researched by a team of experts. It addresses thousands of intriguing questions about the dangerous realm of dinosaurs, showcasing a remarkable variety of life forms, including early flying reptiles, the first fish, and ape-like animals that paved the way for human evolution. Readers can visualize the ferocious T-rex battling a gentle therizinosaur or a giant ground-dwelling bird chasing an early horse, with realistic models and exceptional photography immersing them in this ancient world. Magnificent full-page reconstructions depict prehistoric environments, illustrating these creatures in their natural habitats, from Silurian seas to Pliocene grasslands. The encyclopedia is organized by cladistics, simplifying the understanding of how different animal groups evolved from common ancestors. An introductory overview covers fossils and evolution, followed by extensive sections on various prehistoric animals. Easy-to-use timeline bars facilitate quick identification of time periods, while scale indicators and fact boxes provide essential information. Additionally, a comprehensive reference section surveys the geological timescale, highlights leading paleontologists, and includes a glossary and index, making this a remarkable guide to the prehistoric world.
Evolution's key concepts, rival theories, history and politics explained and illustrated - in minutes
Presents facts and statistics about dinosaurs.
An illuminating and entertaining collection of dinosaur facts, from A to ZDinopedia is an illustrated, pocket-friendly encyclopedia of all things dinosaurian. Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from hadrosaur nesting colonies to modern fossil hunters and paleontologists such as Halszka Osmólska and Paul Sereno, this amazing A-Z compendium is brimming with facts about these thrilling, complex, and sophisticated animals.Almost everything we know about dinosaurs has changed in recent decades. A scientific revolution, kick-started in the late 1960s by astounding new discoveries and a succession of new ideas, has shown that these magnificent creatures were marvels of evolution that surpassed modern reptiles and mammals in size, athletic abilities, and more. Darren Naish sheds invaluable light on our current, fast-changing understanding of dinosaur diversity and evolutionary history, and discusses the cultural impacts of dinosaurs through books, magazines, and movies. Naish also shows how our emerging view of these animals is very much a human story about ambition and competing egos, revealing that controversy and disagreement are commonplace in the vigorous field of dinosaur studies.With a wealth of original illustrations by the author, Dinopedia is an informative and entertaining collection of lore for the dinosaur lover in all of us. Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design
Focusing on the fascinating realm of tetrapods, this compilation features a variety of articles from the popular blog Tetrapod Zoology. Covering amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals—both living and extinct—it delves into their evolution, ecology, behavior, and biology. Readers can explore intriguing topics such as killer eagles, dinosaurs, giant caimans, mystery cats, and lake monsters. With a substantial international following, the blog has become a significant resource for enthusiasts of zoology and scientific blogging.
Join palaeontologist Darren Naish on a tour of these incredible animals, ranging from shark-shaped ichthyosaurs and long-necked plesiosaurs to gigantic, predatory mosasaurs. Occupying roles similar to those of modern sharks, seals and whales, they filled the ancient oceans for a period of 180 million years.
This beautifuly illustrated picture word book contains 199 images of prehistoric creatures to look at and talk about. A neat and practical format, in durable board. Part of the '199 Things' series, which includes '199 Things under the sea' and '199 Animals'.
Ten years ago, Walking with Dinosaurs brought this species to life with ground-breaking CGI and new science. In this explosive new series, we will discover more monstrous, more horrific and more bizarre that we've ever known before.The opening up of areas such as China, the Arctic and the Saraha as well as new finds in South America has led to a huge increase in our knowledge. We will find out what makes the most efficient killer, how the biggest creatures on earth managed to survive and why some dinosaurs looked more like aliens. With incredible graphic-novel style artwork, 3D effects and fascinating scientific discoveries, this series will bring to life a whole new world.
Wer war der raffinierteste Jäger unter den Dinosauriern? Wer hatte die schärfsten Krallen, den stärksten Biss und das lauteste Gebrüll? In diesem Dino-Kompendium der Extraklasse laufen die Urzeit-Giganten zu Höchstform auf: Jede Doppelseite überrascht mit einem sensationellen Rekord und detailreichen, realistischen Illustrationen! Insgesamt eine echte Spitzenleistung und ein »Muss« für junge Dino-Fans.
