Prehistoric Animals
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Editor's review
As a book compiled by a teaching and research center, its content has been carefully organized to spark scientific curiosity and a spirit of exploration. The illustrations are clear and the writing accessible, making it suitable for extracurricular reading or family read-alouds. It is not a monograph aiming for academic depth but focuses on popular-science introduction and interest cultivation. For readers who want a first look at the long evolutionary history of life on Earth and are curious about ancient creatures, it is a good entry point. However, readers seeking cutting-edge research or highly detailed taxonomy may need more specialized literature. Overall, the book has clear value in popularizing basic paleontological knowledge and fostering scientific literacy.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Primary and middle school students curious about dinosaurs and ancient creatures.
- Parents who want to introduce their children to natural science and read together as a family.
- Popular-science enthusiasts who want a quick overview of the history of life on Earth.
- Teachers or educators looking for illustrated extracurricular reading with accessible language.
Not a good fit for
- Professional researchers seeking the latest paleontological findings or in-depth academic analysis.
- Advanced readers expecting extensive complex geological dating data or detailed species comparisons.
Reading tips
- Read the chapters in order to build a sense of the timeline from ancient times to the present.
- Refer to the illustrations while reading to visualize the animals' forms and environments.
- For animals of particular interest, use the book as a starting point to explore related documentaries or museum resources.
About the publisher
Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press chiefly publishes academic monographs in science and technology, practical science and technology books, popular science readers, and lifestyle books, focusing on the life sciences and environmental sciences while also covering art, architecture, fashion, and inspirational growth. Representative books in the catalog include Li Ruzhen's Jing Hua Yuan (Flowers in the Mirror), Taine's Philosophy of Art, Fu Lei's Twenty Lectures on Masterpieces of World Art, John Gould's Atlas of Asian Birds, Wang Yicheng's Flower Museum (Second Edition), as well as An Illustrated New Interpretation of Yuan Ye and Liang Sicheng on Ancient Chinese Architecture: Illustrated Edition, alongside the Chinese-English bilingual Father and Son: Chinese-English. Its author resources include Li Ruzhen, Taine, Fu Lei, John Gould, Wang Yicheng, Zhao Nong, Plauen, and Li Wenhao. The press is characterized by combining academic and popular science with art appreciation, architecture and garden, and practical lifestyle books, with an emphasis on rich illustrations and accessible presentation of classic works.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 编委会
- 主编的话
- 阅读导航仪
- 名家荐言寄语
- 上篇：动物进化历程
- 寒武纪 海洋里诞生出早期生命 5.7亿年前~5.1亿年前
- 三叶虫
- 奇虾
- 奥陶纪 鱼类的出现 5.1亿年前~4.38亿年前
- 直角石
- 笔石
- 志留纪和泥盆纪 向陆地进军 4.38亿年前~3.55亿年前
- 邓氏鱼
- 鱼石螈
- 石炭纪和二叠纪 陆地动物的初次繁盛 3.55亿年前~2.5亿年前
- 蚓螈
- 异齿龙
- 中龙
- 巨大的节肢动物
- 三叠纪 爬行动物的兴盛与恐龙的出现 2.5亿年前~2.05亿年前
- 引鳄
- 始盗龙
- 板龙
- 蛇颈龙
- 翼龙
- 侏罗纪 恐龙统治地球 2.05亿年前~1.35亿年前
- 异龙
- 双脊龙
- 恐龙是怎样被发现的？
- 梁龙
- 剑龙
- 角鼻龙
- 始祖鸟
- 白垩纪 恐龙继续统治地球 1.35亿年前~6500万年前
- 霸王龙
- 长头龙
- 副栉龙
- 包头龙
- 肿头龙和冥河龙
- 原角龙
- 三角龙
- 角龙家族
- 中华龙鸟
- 恐龙的分类
- 白垩纪灭绝事件
- 古新世和始新世 哺乳动物和鸟类开始兴盛 6500万年前~3500万年前
- 始祖象
- 始祖马
- 龙王鲸
- 渐新世、中新世及上新世 哺乳动物的发展 3500万年前~160万年前
- 巨犀
- 森林古猿
- 同时期的其他动物
- 更新世 冰河世纪的哺乳动物 160万年前~1万年前
- 后弓兽与大角鹿
- 袋狮和原袋鼠
- 下篇：史前动物百科知识问答
- 01 地球的年龄是多少？
- 02 达尔文进化论的内容是什么？
- 03 地球的年代是怎样划分的？
- 04 无脊椎动物和脊椎动物有什么区别？
- 05 无脊椎动物有哪几类？
- 06 脊椎动物分为哪几类？
- 07 最早出现的脊椎动物是什么？
- 08 早期无脊椎动物的代表是什么？
- 09 生命起源于哪里？
- 10 古生代如何划分？
- 11 泥盆纪为什么称为“鱼类时代”？
- 12 二叠纪里的群居动物是什么？
- 13 石炭纪的主要动物是什么？
- 14 古生代有哪些生物？
- 15 三叶虫是节肢动物吗？
- 16 奇虾是一种什么样的动物？它到底有多大？
- 17 邓氏鱼是一种什么样的鱼？
- 18 鱼石螈是鱼吗？
- 19 什么时候是“两栖动物时代”？
- 20 两栖动物时代，两栖类的代表是什么？
- 21 志留纪时自然环境有什么变化？
- 22 鱼类是怎样出现的？
- 23 有颌鱼类的特征是什么？
- 24 中生代分为哪三个纪？
- 25 中生代的主要植物是什么？
- 26 中生代为何称为“爬行动物时代”？
- 27 侏罗纪名称的由来？
- 28 为什么叫白垩纪？
- 29 为什么叫三叠纪？
- 30 始祖鸟和现代鸟有什么不同？
- 31 什么是槽齿类动物？
- 32 窃蛋龙真的偷蛋吗？
- 33 什么是“剑龙”？
- 34 慈母龙名称的由来？
- 35 北美洲发现的第一种恐龙是什么？
- 36 恐龙都吃什么食物？
- 37 恐龙怎样繁殖后代？
- 38 恐龙共有多少种？
- 39 鸟臀目恐龙有没有牙齿？
- 40 恐龙的身体特征有哪些？
- 41 巨型恐龙包括哪些？
- 42 史前最大的爬行动物是什么？
- 43 什么是马门溪龙?
- 44 最小的恐龙是什么？
- 45 包头龙与肿头龙有什么区别？
- 46 谁是最后一位猎食者？
- 47 恐龙的生活环境是怎样的？
- 48 三叠纪的海洋霸主是谁？
- 49 蛇颈龙的颈部像蛇一样灵活吗？
- 50 异龙和异齿龙有什么分别？
- 51 引鳄是恐龙吗？
- 52 中生代的哪些爬行动物留存到现在？
- 53 哪些动物和恐龙共存？
- 54 什么是鹦鹉嘴龙？
- 55 恐龙家族的兴衰过程？
- 56 侏罗纪有哪些软骨鱼？
- 57 恐龙有哪两个分系？
- 58 为什么翼龙能在空中飞行？
- 59 恐龙的爪子有哪些用途？
- 60 速度最快的恐龙是谁？
- 61 三角龙的角都长在哪里？
- 62 化石是怎样形成的？
- 63 恐龙为什么会灭绝？
- 64 我国最大的恐龙博物馆在哪里？
- 65 冰河世纪指的是什么？
- 66 三叠纪结束时发生了什么重大事件？
- 67 恐龙的皮肤是什么样子的？
- 68 始新世晚期的海底霸王是谁？
- 69 新生代的自然环境如何？
- 70 哺乳动物有什么特征？
- 71 鸟类的发展历程是怎样的？
- 72 有蹄动物有什么特征？
- 73 奇蹄类与偶蹄类动物有什么区别？
- 74 现存的奇蹄类动物是什么？
- 75 偶蹄类动物是如何发展的？
- 76 不飞鸟真的不飞吗？
- 77 什么是安氏中兽？
- 78 雷兽生活在什么环境中？
- 79 巨犀有什么特征？
- 80 为什么叫“剑齿虎”？
- 81 猛犸象的演变过程是怎样的？
- 82 巨河狸是一种什么样的动物？
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The Teaching and Research Center of the Learning China Reading Project is a compiling body composed of one hundred outstanding primary school principals and teachers from across the country, including Ma Bukun and Zhu Xueling, among others. It plans and publishes extracurricular reading materials for children through joint editorial review. The center has planned series such as "Readers Primary School Students Love," and has 24 works in the collection. Representative works include The Analects, Chinese and Foreign Myths and Legends, 70 Classical Poems Primary School Students Must Memorize, Ancient Chinese Fables, Chinese and Foreign Historical Stories, Zengguang Xianwen, The Insect Kingdom, and Revealing the Origins of All Things, covering categories such as Eastern philosophy, folk literature, classical poetry, history reading, inspirational growth, and popular science. Its compiling focus is extracurricular reading for primary school students, emphasizing the expansion of extracurricular knowledge and suitability for children's cognition, with joint editorial review ensuring readability and age appropriateness, providing reading materials across multiple fields for primary school students. Public information is limited, and details of its members' biographies and the institution's history are not yet known.
