The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life
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| Authors |
Tim Haines Paul Chambers |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Reference work |
| Publisher | Firefly Books |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Pages | 216 pages |
| ISBN | 1-55407-125-9 |
| OCLC | 60834094 |
The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life is an encyclopedia featuring 111 of the prehistoric animals from the Walking with... series, as well as an additional one (Homo floresiensis). It was published in 2006 by Firefly Books, and written by Tim Haines with Paul Chambers. It accompanies all of the main programs in the Walking with... series, including the specials, but excluding spin-offs Walking with Cavemen and Prehistoric Park.
Contents
The Books opens with a contents page, followed by an original introduction by the authors reflecting on the making of the TV series. The book is then divided into three parts by era, first of which is The Rise of Life, which covers the Precambrian and the Paleozoic Era, and lasts from pages 8 through 49. The second part, The Age of Reptiles, covers the Mesozoic Era, and lasts from pages 50 through 143. The third and final part, The Age of Beasts, covers the Cenozoic Era, and lasts from pages 144 through 206. The book concludes with a timescale of life on earth, tree of life diagrams, and the acknowledgements and index.