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Raptors, Fossils, Fins & Fangs: A Prehistoric Creature Feature (Paperback)

by Ray Troll (Author), Bradford Matsen (Author) "About 550 million birthdays ago, way before dinosaurs and people, the earliest relatives of all animals that you could easily see without a microscope appeared..." (more)
Key Phrases: lobefin fish
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Grade 3-6?The ocean was a lively place long before creatures crawled up onto land, but there's relatively little in print about ancient aquatic life. Raptors highlights some of the amazing animals that swam the prehistoric seas, including sharks with jaws like buzz saws, six-foot-long eurypterids with gigantic claws, and an armored fish as big as a house. Troll uses neon pastels on dark paper to create a deep sea murkiness that envelopes all these gnashing fangs and textured scales. Time lines along the bottom of the pages let readers know what era they're in. There's lots of snappy text and rich illustration, but both tend to obscure the science. Slang terms like "way cool" are already dated and give away the voice of an older writer trying too hard to sound young. The chatty tone and humorous asides are more entertaining than informative. Young readers may miss small-print disclaimers at the back of the book, alerting them that not all the animals shown together in the illustrations are contemporaries, and that their coloration patterns may have been different. "For more information read Planet Ocean..." (an adult book on the same subject by the same press and authors), the small print continues. While this book is bound to be popular, readers in search of facts may want to follow the tiny print's suggestion.?Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Introduces lesser known prehistoric creatures, including the giant sea scorpion called a eurypterid, the Helicoprion shark, and the carnivorous land dinosaur Deinonychus. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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About 550 million birthdays ago, way before dinosaurs and people, the earliest relatives of all animals that you could easily see without a microscope appeared quite suddenly in the oceans of our planet. Read the first page
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lobefin fish
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