Prehistoric Life by David Burnie

The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth

An illustrated, accessible overview of life on Earth from its origins to the rise of humans, tracing key groups, ecosystems, and major evolutionary events across the geological timescale. It explains how fossils form and are studied, highlights iconic dinosaurs, marine reptiles, early mammals and birds, and describes mass extinctions and adaptive radiations, using timelines, reconstructions and expert summaries to show how life changed over hundreds of millions of years.