"Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then, suddenly, they died out. For thousands of years, no one knew these giant creatures had ever existed. Then people began finding fossils -- bones and teeth and footprints that had turned to stone. Today, teams of experts work together to dig dinosaur fossils out of the ground, bone by fragile bone. Then they put the skeletons together again inside museums, to look just like the dinosaurs of millions of years...

Describes the work scientists do to find out more about these huge prehistoric animals.

Eplores the life and times of dinosaurs, from their origins in prehistoric times to the discovery of their fossils in the modern era.

An illustrated introduction to sharks that lived during the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.

In two parallel stories, an intelligent female member of a prehistoric tribe becomes instrumental in advancing the lot of her people, and the daughter of a paleontologist is visiting him on a dig in Africa when important fossil remains are discovered.

Describes such Ice Age mammals as the saber-toothed tiger, mastodon, and cave bear.

Traces prehistory from the first backboned animal, the evolution of dinosaurs to reptiles, birds, and mammals, and the emergence of Man.

Dan would rather dig for dinosaur bones in his back yard than go to a museum with his mother, even though his dog, Bouncer, keeps getting in the way by dropping an odd looking stone in the hole.

Illustrations and simple text written in both English and Spanish that describes the prehistoric bird called phorusrhacos, where and how it lived, and how it became extinct.

"Even though the dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago, we're still piecing together new information about these ancient animals. Did you know that, on average, a new species of dinosaur is discovered every single week? Or that many dinosaurs had feathers? Or that there are even modern-day dinosaurs walking around right now? New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed paleontologist Steve Brusatte writes about all the new discoveries...