Doctor Who Discovers: Prehistoric Animals

Publisher's Summary
What was the world like in prehistoric times? What kind of creatures lived in it? Dr. Who travels back millions of years in the Tardis to meet the fascinating and sometimes frightening prehistoric animals that existed long before man. Dr. Who Discovers Prehistoric Animals is one of a new series of illustrated books in which the Doctor finds out things he did not know! So watch out for more of the Doctor's voyages of discovery.

Main Focus

 * The Doctor and the TARDIS takes the reader on a voyage of discovery.

Notable Features

 * Each title included a pull-out stapled poster featuring the cover artwork by Jeff Cummins.
 * Contents (Each topic fully illustrated with a linking narration by the Doctor on his travels)
 * Perspective
 * Introduction
 * The Beginning of Time
 * The Paleozoic Era
 * Nautiloids and Giant Scorpions
 * Dimetrodon
 * The Mesozoic Era
 * Icthyosaurs
 * Pleisiosaurus
 * Tylosaurus and Elasmosaurus
 * The Giant Turtle
 * Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops
 * Acanthophlois
 * Brontosaurus
 * Polacanthus
 * Pterodactyl
 * Rhamphorhynchus
 * Dimorphodon
 * Pteranodon
 * The Cenozoic Era
 * Phenacodus
 * Basilosaurus
 * Diatryma and Phorarhacos
 * Arsinotherium
 * Indricotherium
 * Hydracotherium
 * Merychippus
 * Proconsul
 * Mammoth
 * Farewell

Credits
Series editor: Fred Newman Series Designer: Frank Ainscough Cover Artwork: Jeff Cummins Internal Photographs: BBC Photographic Library and the British Museum (natural History)