Prehistoric oceans
By: by Dougal Dixon
Edition: North American ed.
Series: Dinosaur files
Publisher: New Forest Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mankato, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781848983328
Subjects: Marine animals; Dinosaurs; Fossil reptiles; Fossils; Juvenile literature; Fossil Marine reptiles
Description: Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, and fossil evidence of prehistoric animals that lived in the ancient oceans.
Notes: Includes biographical references (p. 44-45) and index.
Table of contents: title: First swimmers; title: Ecological overview; title: School of swimming reptiles; title: Placodonts, the shell seekers; title: Between the land & the sea; title: Giants of the sea; title: Range of pliosaurs; title: Elasmosaurs, the long necks; title: Elasmosaur lifestyle; title: Ichthyosaurs. the fish lizards; title: Range of ichthyosaurs; title: Ichthyosaurs, dispelling a myth; title: Mosasaurs; title: Crocodiles; title: - What came next?; title: Did you know?; title: Summary timeline; title: Where did they live?; title: New discoveries.