Del Norte Public Library

Introduces the first animals of the sea, including the pterygotus, pteraspis, and megalodon; provides maps of where fossils of each have been found; and compares their size to man.

"From the author of Apocalyptic Planet, an unsparing, vivid, revelatory travelogue through prehistory that traces the arrival of the First People in North America twenty thousand years ago and the artifacts that enable us to imagine their lives and fates. Scientists squabble over the locations and dates for human arrival in the New World. The first explorers were few, encampments fleeting. At some point in time, between twenty and forty thousand years...

Describes the characteristics of mammal fossils, discusses how they are formed, and details how paleontologists determine fossil age.

"Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, behavior, and extinction of sabertooth cats"--

The Cat in the Hat embarks on a whirlwind tour of Pleistocene animals, introducing species ranging from mastodons and mammoths to woolly rhinos and saber-toothed cats.

"Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, behavior, and extinction of woolly mammoths"--

Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of this prehistoric relative of modern-day armadillos.

Traces the development of the first mammals, many of which grew to giant proportions in order to survive the cold temperatures and violent changes of the Ice Age.

The story of prehistoric mammals, where they came from, what the different kinds were like, and theories about their disappearance.