Prehistoric Sharks: The Evolution of Sharks in 40 Species [9781399414333]

Overview

The ultimate illustrated resource to fossil sharks, from the buzzsaw sharks to Megalodon.

Crossing the line between natural history and pop culture, modern sharks have captured the public imagination like few other animals. Now, Prehistoric Sharks blends richly detailed palaeoart and cutting-edge science to bring their ancestors to life.

Sharks are truly ancient: 200 million years older than the earliest dinosaurs. Their fossils reveal an incredible array of often bizarre animals, some that are hard to imagine as sharks at all: from the anvil-headed sharks and the giant mega-toothed sharks to freshwater species with bodies like eels and others with wings like flying fish.

Celebrating 40 fossil sharks and rays, Prehistoric Sharks will take you into a world you may be completely unfamiliar with. Fascinating text from scientist and shark expert Charlene da Silva covers everything we know about these weird and wonderful species, and each account is accompanied by vibrant, energetic full-colour illustrations by palaeoartist Steve White, showing the animals in their natural habitats as they may have swum, mated, hunted and fed.

This book fills the gap in what most wildlife enthusiasts, dinophiles and even shark-lovers know about the history of this mighty undersea group.