Table of Contents

Preliminary Table of Contents:

New Foreword by Stephen Jay Gould
Introduction by Philip J. Currie
Foreword
Cambrian Epoch

Devonian Period
Carboniferous or Coal Period
Dimetrodon—Permian Time
Reptiles from the Karoo Region of Africa
Allosaurus—Jurassic Period
Brontosaurus—Jurassic Period
Archaeopteryx and Pterodactyl—Jurassic Period
Mosasaurus—Cretaceous Era
Styracosaurus—Cretaceous Era
Tyrannosaurus—Cretaceous Era
Birds
Sharks
Zeuglodon
Later Reptiles
Early Elephants—Eocene Period
The Woolly Mammoth—Pleistocene Era
Modern Elephants
Dogs—Fossil—Modern
Cats
Rancho La Brea—California Pitch Pools
The Tiger
Eocene Horses
Hipparion
Horses
Titanothere—Oligocene Period
Rhinoceroses
Woolly Rhinoceros and Man
Deer
Sloths
Bison and Wolves
Gorilla
Cave Bear and Men

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About the Author

Charles Robert Knight (1874-1953) was a distinguished paleoartist. His work remains on display at the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum and elsewhere, where it continues to inspire viewers with its wonderfully detailed reconstructions of lost works and long extinct animals.

Reviews

"Armed only with clay, plaster and paint, Charles R. Knight brought the dry bones back to life, to live on in our memories and dreams—and sometimes our nightmares as well." —Richard Milner, author of Charles R. Knight: The Artist Who Saw Through Time