Secrets of the Prehistoric World. Amazing Stories from the Lives of Extinct Animals

From dinosaurs fighting for their lives to sloths the size of elephants digging burrows — this book will show you the inhabitants of Earth's distant past. In five fascinating chapters, it describes fifty of the most amazing fossils ever found and offers a completely new perspective on the behavior of prehistoric animals. Renowned Western paleontologist Dean R. Lomax presents unique firsthand evidence that shows animals at crucial moments in their daily lives, whether it’s dinosaurs brooding over their eggs like birds, flies preserved during mating, or a parasitized Tyrannosaurus rex. Each fossil described by the author tells a unique story of prehistoric life. Often these stories remind us of modern animals, highlighting the evolutionary thread that connects all living beings to their distant ancestors. See for yourself that fossils are not just inanimate objects: they capture the history of organisms that were as full of life as modern ones. The vivid and scientifically accurate illustrations by famous paleo-illustrator Bob Nicholls bring these thrilling events to life.