New Releases by Dougal Dixon

An expanded edition of Dougal Dixon's classic illustrated work of speculative biology, published to celebrate the book's 40th anniversary. Features a new cover and more than 10 pages of never before seen sketches and production material. In 1981 St Martin's Press published After Man, the first edition of palaeontologist Dougal Dixon's vision of an 'alternative evolution': one without mankind.

With over 130 colossal creatures to spot across 17 scenes and fun facts to discover throughout, this roarsome, clawsome search-and-find adventure is perfect for young dinosaur lovers. With bright, humorous cartoon illustrations and fascinating facts.

Explore Tyrannosaurus rex, layer-by-layer in this eye-popping vintage-inspired popup book. Deep in a mysterious region, the complete remains of an adult Tyrannosaurus rex have been uncovered. It is the discovery of a lifetime! In this detailed report, a team of scientists prepare to dissect the body - and you have been lucky enough to be drafted in to help. Grab your scalpel and get ready to get stuck in. Non-fiction comes alive in this incredibly detailed pop-up book that guides readers through a real life dinosaur dissection. Peel back the layers and learn as you go, discovering incredible facts about T.Rex's diet, movement and lifestyle.

Toward the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, some of the meat-eating dinosaurs became birdlike. They were covered in feathers. Learn how these dinosaurs lived and compare them to modern-day animals.

When dinosaurs first appeared, the lands of North America and Europe were much different. The continents and oceans were changing. See how dinosaurs lived similarly to today's animals in this evolving region.

The hot, dry South was once covered in deserts, forests, and then rivers. Find out how dinosaurs lived there. See how they compare to today's southern animals.

Where there are now grasslands were once forests and plains. All kinds of dinosaurs lived there. Learn how they used the same survival skills as today's animals.

Some plant-eating dinosaurs of the world had sharp horns and armored neck plates. Learn how these dinosaurs used horns and armor to defend themselves from attack or to scare away predators.

Are you ready for the Ice Age? Travel back in time to the days of early man and identify a mysterious animal that our ancestors painted on a cave wall long before the dawn of recorded history! The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.

The ultimate illustrated reference guide to 1000 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures, with 2000 specially commissioned illustrations, maps and photographs.

Discusses the dinosaurs that relied on leaves as their main source of food.

Discusses the dinosaurs that relied on fish as their main food source.

Discusses the dinosaurs that relied on insects as their main source of food.

An introduction to various types of carnivorous dinsaurs.

With the help of amazing computer simulations, a companion book to the 2003 Animal Planet series looks at the latest in evolutionary theory--an imaginative and intriguing view of animals in a post-human world who have adapted to massive climate and geological changes. Simultaneous.

Discusses the dinosaurs that lived in Colorado and the traits they had in common with animals of today.

This series looks at dinosaurs and the different places they lived more than 65 million years ago, using beautifully illustrated pages to feature some of the biggest, fiercest, fastest, and brainiest dinosaurs that ever roamed the earth.

Explores the dinosaurs that lived in what is now the Dashanpu area in the Sichuan province of central China, looking at how they survived millions of years ago and what they have in common with today's animals.

Examines the physical characteristics, fossil remains, and behaviors of dinosaurs that lived on the Isle of Wight.

The ultimate reference to 355 dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, including more than 900 watercolors, maps, timelines and photographs.

Explores armored dinosaurs, looking at how they survived millions of years ago and what they have in common with today's animals.

Describes over fifty prehistoric creatures, such as eoraptors, allosauruses, megalanias, and smilodons, and provides facts about where they lived, what they ate, their main enemies, and other related topics.

The life and times of dinosaurs, from their evolution to the present-day discovery of their fossils.

An introduction to eight dinosaurs that inhabited the continent of Australia.

Ever since giant fossils were discovered in the western world more than 200 years ago, dinosaurs or ?terrible lizards? as they were named, have captured the public imagination. New discoveries and excavations continue to make dinosaurs an endless subject of fascination, and each new find has added or confirmed a different dimension to our understanding of the world of prehistoric creatures. This seminal book brings together every important dinosaur find from the last two centuries and from the world's richest fossil sites. The result is a comprehensive, groundbreaking book that details every kind of prehistoric creature known from the age of dinosaurs, including dinosaurs, fish, mammals, reptiles, pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, amphibians, crocodiles, turtles, birds and mosasaurs. A comprehensive introduction explains the evolution of earth's geology and the development of animal and plant life within it, culminating with the arrival of the dinosaurs. It explains the classification of dinosaurs and how they developed over the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous eras, from the smallest sea creature to the largest land-dwelling dinosaurs with the greatest body mass. The different habitats where dinosaurs are thought to have lived are all depicted, from deserts to lagoons, lakes, mountains, swamps and plains, together with the fossil evidence that helps to explain the presence of dinosaurs in each site. Fascinating anatomical drawings demonstrate the skeletal make up of the different dinosaurs - sauropods, theropods, ornithopods, and armoured dinosaurs - and explain how they functioned, moved and lived. Expert analysis of fossils has provided theories about what dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures ate; fossil footprints help explain how they socialized, whether moving in herds, or in solitary isolation; and the discovery of eggs provides theories about how dinosaurs formed colonies, migrating to different areas to rear their young. Finally the role of the dinosaur hunters is explained, with a glimpse at how fossils are excavated, and where the most important fossil sites are in the world. The main section of the book is an encyclopedia of 1000 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. Every entry is clearly described according to the latest scientific thinking and is placed within the context of when it lived. Its size and shape, muscle and bone structure are detailed together with explanations of how it moved, hunted and defended itself from attack. Fossil evidence has revealed the feeding preferences of many dinosaurs and the position of jaws and teeth show how it killed and ate its prey. Current ideas about skin texture and covering are all explained. Each main entry is accompanied by a highly detailed and technically accurate watercolour illustration, and a map showing the sites where fossils have been found. This unique illustrated volume, with its unparalleled combination of the latest expert research and beautiful visual reconstruction, will be an endless source of fascination and an essential family reference for school and home study.

Learn about the dinosuars of western North America.

Learn about some of the very first dinosaurs.

This series by renowned dinosaurs author Dougal Dixon looks at dinosaurs and the different places they lived more than 65 million years ago. The series features some of the biggest, fiercest, fastest, and brainiest dinosaurs ever to roam the earth.

Colorful look at some of the biggest dinosaurs.