Features several large land animals such as arsinoitherium, smilodon, and the wooly mammoth.
Prehistoric Mammals
Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures. A woolly mammoth probably won't come thundering through your vegetable garden any time soon.
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, and fossil evidence of twenty-nine prehistoric mammals, including hyracotherium, megatherium, and smilodon.
Focuses on a variety of mammals and their origins. Includes some of the mammals that would be more familiar to the children.
From woolly mammoths to saber-toothed cats, prehistoric mammals once roamed Earth. With beautiful and engaging illustrations, authentic photos, and accessible text, kids will learn all about these mighty mammals in this level 2 reader.
Forty-one highly detailed, accurately rendered illustrations of ancient animals include the Megistoterium, one of the largest flesh-eating mammals that ever lived; the Smilodon, largest of saber-toothed tigers; the giraffe-like ...
This spectacular volume takes young readers back 65 million years to the time when dinosaurs disappeared and mammals began to rule Earth.
Ideal for supporting the Common Core State Standards and a natural for fans of the hit PBS Kids show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, this is a great way to introduce beginning readers to science!
GENUS Apoktesis Campbell , 1976a TYPE SPECIES Apoktesis cuspis Campbell , 1976a AGE Late Oligocene . LOCALITY Ngapakaldi Quarry , Lake Ngapakaldi , Tirari Desert , South Australia ( Ngapakaldi Local Fauna ) . GENERAL The name Apoktesis ...
Explains the coming of the age of mammals and how it reached its height three million years ago with the arrival of humans.