Tom JacksonDinosaur Atlas
A Journey Through Time to the Prehistoric World
Illustrator: Li, Maggie
Tom Jackson is a leading science writer who has over twenty years of experience writing books, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as pieces for online and for television. He writes about a wide range of subjects, but his specialties are natural history, technology, and all things scientific. Previous projects include collaborations with Sir Patrick Moore, Carol Vorderman, and "rock star" scientist, Brian May. Maggie Li is a children's book illustrator and author based in London, UK. She is also art director at popular children's publication Okido magazine. A bit of a fact geek, Maggie loves to discover weird and wonderful things about the world around her. She is currently working on her third book.
Contents
Introduction
An Ever-Changing World
Making Fossils
Fossil Record
Before Dinosaurs
Coelophysis
Plateosaurus
Sinosaurus
Ocean Reptiles
Cryolophosaurus
Megalosaurus
Stegosaurus
Diplodocus
Brachiosaurus
Archaeopteryx
Sinornithosaurus
Nigersaurus
Muttaburrasaurus
Giganotosaurus
Spinosaurus
Maiasaura
Therizinosaurus
Parasaurolophus
Velociraptor
Quetzalcoatlus
Triceratops and
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Extinction
After Dinosaurs
The Dinosaur Family
Glossary
Index