Raptors, Fossils, Fins and Fangs: A Prehistoric Creature Feature

by Ray Troll

Trilobites, fish with legs, weird prehistoric sharks, and fearsome dinosaurs coexist peaceably in the coolest paleontology book to come along this millennium. Long ago, a fish made its way out of the ocean and onto dry land. It was one small step for a fish, but one giant leap for fishkind—and it led to all sorts of interesting creatures like, well, people. Yes, RAPTORS, FOSSILS, FINS & FANGS dares to say the "e" word to that's evolution. That's life. After all, it's the lucky fish who gets the cheeseburger.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Genres: Science

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1996

About the author

From his tree lined studio, high on a hill above the Tongass Narrows in rain-swept Ketchikan Alaska, Ray Troll draws & paints fishy images that migrate into museums, books and magazines and onto t-shirts sold around the planet. Basing his quirky, aquatic images on the latest scientific discoveries, Ray brings a street-smart sensibility to the worlds of ichthyology & paleontology.

Reviews

[Sara Carmona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great pictures, lots of information about prehistoric creatures.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Riley and I thought this was pretty good tonight. Forva longer book it kept hm interested listening to the details. My only issue is I would like to have seen clearer pictures that were a bit less artistic as I think they would actually help inform a bit better.