In this book, you’ll meet a huge variety of creatures that lived on our planet in the prehistoric past, mostly during the “age of the dinosaurs," around 235-66 million years ago. The stories about them here focus on where animals once lived and what this can tell us about them. Wild animals today live in specific areas, known as “ranges," which provide them with what they need to survive. Imagine a forestdwelling, fruit-eating animal such as an orangutan. It cannot live anywhere but in a forest, and that must be a forest with the right kind of fruit trees. Some animals still live in the lands of their ancestors, while others have broadened their range, driven by factors such as climate and the slow shift of continents. In some cases, animals can discover new habitats by swimming or flying.
I hope that this book inspires you to be interested in Earth’s fascinating prehistoric past and perhaps to make scientific discoveries yourself if you're lucky enough to have the opportunity.
