Animals of the Past (Illustrated)

Animals of the Past (Illustrated)

Animals of the Past (Illustrated)

Animals of the Past (Illustrated)

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• The book is an edited and illustrated version of the original one and includes 18 or more unique illustrations which are relevant to its content.
• At the present time the interest in the ancient life of this earth is greater than ever before, and very considerable sums of money are being expended to dispatch carefully planned expeditions to various parts of the world systematically to gather the fossil remains of the animals of the past. That this interest is not merely confined to a few scientific men, but is shared by the general public, is shown by the numerous articles, including many telegrams, in the columns of the daily papers. The object of this book is to tell some of the interesting facts concerning a few of the better known or more remarkable of these extinct inhabitants of the ancient world; also, if possible, to ease the strain on these venerable animals, caused by stretching them so often beyond their due proportions. The book is admittedly somewhat on the lines of Mr. Hutchinson's "Extinct Monsters" and "Creatures of Other Days," but it is hoped that it may be considered with books as with boats, a good plan to build after a good model. The information scattered through these pages has been derived from varied sources;

Product Details

BN ID: 2940015999525
Publisher: Five Star Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 01/15/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 3 MB
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