From the creators of "Walking with Dinosaurs" comes this stunning visual encyclopedia of prehistoric animals. "The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life" is a 'who's who' of the prehistoric world - from primitive amphibians and giant armoured fish, to predatory dinosaurs and sabre-toothed cats. Tracing the amazing story of the evolution of life on Earth, the book features over 100 of the largest, weirdest and scariest animals that ever existed. Here, for the first time, we meet some of the truly bizarre creatures that thrived hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs roamed the Earth: for example, Pterygotus, a three-metre long sea scorpion, and Hyneria, a two-tonne killer fish that was capable of 'walking' on land. Many of these magnificent creatures have never been visualized before. Moving through the dinosaur era, the book recreates these awesome super-beasts and vividly depicts the landscapes in which they lived and died. All the favourites are here - from Tyrannosaurus and Diplodocus to Iguanodon and Velociraptor. With the dying out of the dinosaurs we are introduced to a whole new cast of characters, no less fascinating - the weird and wonderful mammals that are the ancestors of modern humans. What did these animals eat? How did they raise their young? How did they survive attack? "The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life" is packed full of the latest scientific evidence on each animal's biology, lifestyle and behaviour, and highlights key facts on size, diet and distribution. Illustrated with impressive digital imagery and remarkable fossil finds, this comprehensive field guide brings alive the creatures of the past in a breathtakingly realistic way.

蒂姆·海恩斯（Tim Haines），1982年在班戈大学获应用动物学学士学位，随后加入英国广播公司（BBC）自然历史部自然节目组，并于1988年调入科学部。他曾致力于许多BBC重要的科学系列节目的制作，并出品了屡获殊荣的地平线（Horizon）系列节目，包括《冰冻木乃伊》（Ice Mummy）三部曲。他是《与恐龙同行》（Walking with Dinosaurs）系列节目的创作者及制片人，《与野兽同行》（Walking with Beasts）节目的执行制片人，并编写了与节目相关的两部图书。同时，他还是《海洋怪物》（Sea Monsters）及《与巨兽同行》（Walking with Monsters）节目的执行制片人。

保罗·钱伯斯（Paul Chambers），于伦敦大学学院获得微体古生物学博士学位，著有《争论的缘由》（Bones of Contention）、《世外桃源般的生活》（A Sheltered Life）等书。在调到BBC科学部之前，他是BBC儿童部的一名研究员。他在科学部从事《与恐龙同行》及《与野兽同行》节目的制作，而后担任过《海洋怪物》及《与巨兽同行》等节目的联合制片人。