DK - Dinosaur and Other Prehistoric Creatures Atlas: The Prehistoric World as Youve Never Seen It Before (Where on Earth?)

Written by Chris Barker and Darren Naish Consultant Darren Naish

Timeline of Earth Early life Triassic world Jurassic world Cretaceous world What is a dinosaur? Rise of the dinosaurs Coelophysis 2 Stegosaurus 2 Three against one Allosaurus 2 Ceratosaurus 3 Diplodocus 3 Corythosaurus 3 Albertosaurus 3 Ankylosauru s Tyrannosaurus 4 Daylight attack Triceratop s Pachycephalosaurus 4 Fossil finds North America SECOND E DITION Senior e ditor Carron Brown Senior a rt e ditor Rach ael Gra dy Senior c artograp hic ed itor Simon Mumford Designer Chri ssy Barnard Production editor Andy H illiard Production controller Samant ha Cros s Jacket de signer Juhi Shet h Jacket DT P des igner Rakes h Kuma r FIRST E DITION Senior editor Ashwin Khurana Senior art editors Rachael Grady, Stefan Podhorodecki US editor Kayla Dugger US executive editor Lori Hand Senior cartographic editor Simon Mumford Editors Ann Baggaley, Chris Hawkes, Sarah MacLeod Designers Chrissy Barnard, David Ball, Angela Ball Illustrators James Kuether, Adam Benton, Stuart Jackson-Carter, Peter Minister, Simon Mumford Creative retouching Steve Crozier, Stefan Podhorodecki Paleogeography maps Colorado Plateau Geosystems Inc. Jacket editor Emma Dawson Jacket designer Surabhi Wadha Jacket design development manager Sophia MTT Picture researcher Deepak Negi Senior producer, pre-production Andy Hilliard Senior producer Mary Slater Managing ed itor Fran cesca Baines Managing art editor Philip Let su Publisher Andrew Macintyre Associate publishing director Liz Wheeler Art director Karen Self Publishing director Jonathan Metcalf This American Edition, 2021 First American Edition, 2019 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 1450 Broadway, Suite 801, New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2019, 2021 Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 21 22 23 24 25 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001323193Sep/2021 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-7440-3547-6 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 1450 Broadway, Suite 801, New York, NY 10018 SpecialSales@dk.com Printed and bound in UAE www. dk.com Coelophysis Yutyrannus This book was made with Fo rest Steward ship Council certied paperone small step in DKs commitment to a sustainable futur e. For more information go to www. dk.com/our-gr een-pledge THE SMITHSONIAN Established in 1846, the Smithsonianthe worlds largest museum and research complexincludes 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoological Park. The total number of artifacts, works of art, and specimens in the Smithsonians collection is estimated at 156 million. The Smithsonian is a renowned research center, dedicated to public education; national service; and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.

Herrerasaurus 5 Chilesaurus 5 Giganotosaurus 5 Fighting it out Argentinosaurus 6 Carnotaurus 6 Fossil finds South America Plateosaurus 6 Muddy swamps Ophthalmosaurus 7 Archaeopteryx 7 Iguanodon 7 Baryonyx 7 Polacanthus 8 Pelecanimimus 8 Hatzegopteryx 8 Todays catch Fossil finds Europe Mesosaurus 9 Lystrosaurus 9 Giraffatitan 9 Spinosaurus A sh dinner Fossil finds Africa Cryolophosaurus 1 A welcome discovery Muttaburrasaurus 1 Leaellynasaura 1 Fossil finds Australia and Antarctica Titanoboa 1 Gastornis 1 Basilosaurus 1 Smilodon 1 Woolly mammoth Hunting in the grasslands Varanus priscus 1 After the dinosaurs Fossilization Early fossils and hunters Mass extinctions Glossary Index Acknowledgments Reference Shunosaurus 1 Psittacosaurus 1 Yutyrannus 1 Surprise attack Microraptor 1 Velociraptor 1 Fossil finds Asia Giraatitan Hatzegopteryx Polacanthus

My adventures as a paleontologist have taken me to many exciting places at home, in the UK, and abroad, and led to the discovery of new species. Working with teams of colleagues, I named the new dinosaurs Eotyrannus , Xenoposeidon , Mirischia , and Vectaerovenator , and the pterosaurs Vectidraco and Eurazhdarcho . One of the things that interests me most about dinosaurs, giant marine reptiles, and other ancient animals is that every one of them has a unique history, just as animals do today. In this book, youll meet a huge variety of creatures that lived on our planet in the prehistoric past, mostly during the age of the dinosaurs, around 23566 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 specic areas, known as ranges, which provide them with what they need to survive. Imagine a forest-dwelling, 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 ying. How our planet changed over millions of years, and how animals adapted to those changes, are exciting ideas. Exploring them will help us to

picture prehistoric species as the living animals they once were. Using the latest and most up-to-date maps, this book shows the ranges ancient animals might have had, and what the world looked like when they were alive. In many cases, our knowledge is incomplete, and the true ranges of these animals have yet to be properly discovered. I hope that this book inspires you to be interested in Earths fascinating prehistoric past and perhaps to make scientic discoveries yourself if youre lucky enough to have the opportunity. Dr. Darren Naish Understanding the locator globes Earths landmasses have changed over time, so alongside every main map showing when and where the prehistoric animal lived, you will also nd a globe to show you this area relative to modern-day Earth. PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN The nal layer in red locates the roaming range of the proled animal, as reected on the larger map. The third, dark-green layer represents the specic region shown in the larger map featured on the pages. This second, light-green layer shows what Earths landmass would have looked like when the proled animal lived. The rst layer is the modern-day map of Earth, outlining three major oceans.