The most exciting view of prehistoric life. ""Comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia to prehistoric animals... lifelike detail... this easily readable book should appeal to dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages."" -Science News The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life. The book's concise, jargon-free text and full color illustrations bring the primordial world to vivid photo-realistic life. In-depth profiles of 112 kinds of beasts cover physical characteristics, lifestyle, habitat and behavior. Throughout, "fascinating fact" sidebars offer additional bits of "dinotrivia." But there is more than dinosaurs here. Readers will find creatures from triobites to early human beings. At the heart of the book are 350 richly detailed and lifelike color illustrations -- accompanied by comprehensive text -- which are the result of pioneering work by the Emmy award-winning creative team at Framestore CFC. Using animation, graphic effects and filmmaking, they recreated awe-inspiring prehistoric creatures and the world they lived in. These images are now reproduced to thrill readers. The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life was published to accompany two BBC TV prime-time programs, "Life Before Dinosaurs" and "Walking with Life," both part of the Discovery Channel's award-winning "Walking with Dinosaurs" series.

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。