Concise detailed review — amply illustrated — of the astonishing creatures that ruled the earth for some 60 million years, with particular emphasis on the tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates that lived during the years of reptilian dominance). Also examines interrelationships between amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals, and between these creatures and their environments.
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The Great Dinosaur Hunters and Their Discoveries by Edwin H. Colbert Fascinating, lavishly illustrated chronicle of dinosaur research, 1820s to 1960. Achievements of Cope, Marsh, Brown, Buckland, Mantell, Huxley, many others.
