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’Dinosaurs’ of the Deep
Discover Prehistoric Marine Life
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Artikel-Nr:
9780888015730
Veröffentl:
2016
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.06.2016
Seiten:
96
Autor:
Larry Verstraete
Gewicht:
477 g
Format:
238x213x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Writer and educator Larry Verstraete is the award-winning author of 13 books of non-fiction, many of which focus on scientific or historical themes. An active promoter of literacy, Larry is a frequent visitor to schools and libraries where he shares his enthusiasm for science, history, and writing with students, teachers and parents.
Driving across the North American Heartland, surrounded by prairie, it is almost impossible to imagine that once this was once a huge inland sea. The Western Interior Seaway, which split the entire continent of North America in half, once teemed with predatory creatures - fanged fish and turtles the size of small cars; prowling sharks and giant squid; hungry plesiosaurs and immense crocodiles. At the top of this prehistoric food chain, stretching up to nearly 15 metres (50 feet) and weighing a hefty 50,000 kilograms (50 tonnes), ruled the mighty mosasaur, the T-Rex of the sea.