Based on the world-famous fossil collections and the new permanent exhibition of The Natural History Museum in London, this lavishly illustrated volume traces the development, the lifestyles, and the demise of the dinosaurs. For more than 160 million years, dinosaurs were the most successful and varied animals that ever dominated the Earth. In this book, written under the authority of one of the world's leading departments of paleontology, hundreds of full-color illustrations are used to show the amazing variety of life forms that proliferated in the Mesozoic Era - the age of the dinosaurs!Dinosaurs come to life in these exciting pages! The book looks at the dinosaurs not as dry bones but as living creatures in a dynamic environment. From the huge, ponderous sauropods to the fast and deadly carnosaurs, readers will see what the dinosaurs ate, how they defended themselves, and where they lived. The latest theories of what dinosaurs were like and how they died are discussed in full. Finally, the book takes a look at how human beings came to know about dinosaurs and how paleontologists are making new discoveries all the time.No reference shelf should be without this beautifully illustrated guide to the fantastic world of dinosaurs. Read Less