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內容簡介 ✦ 被時間遺忘的巨獸圖鑑 ✦——Matt Sewell 再次用畫筆喚醒消失的動物文明以描繪動物聞名的插畫家 Matt Sewell 回來了！繼暢銷之作 Dinosaurs 之後，這次他把目光投向那些被世人遺忘的遠古動物——劍齒虎、長毛象、巨齒鯊，還有高達 18 公尺的遠古鯊魚、身形如人般高大的「水王企鵝」、不會飛的古巴巨型貓頭鷹、重達 20 噸、像長頸鹿混合犀牛的巨犀獸……✧ 畫風清新 × 科普扎實Sewell 以招牌的清新筆觸與鮮明色彩，為這些曾經稱霸地球的巨獸注入溫度與性格。每一種動物都搭配簡潔有趣的介紹文字，帶你認識牠們如何生活、獵食、演化與消失。 書中收錄的驚奇生物包括：劍齒虎、長毛象像金龜車般巨大的雕齒獸（Glyptodon）長達 60 呎的巨齒鯊（Megalodon）身高超過一公尺的古巴巨型貓頭鷹（Ornimegalonyx）有著向下彎曲獠牙的恐象（Deinotherium）令北美人類止步的短鼻熊體型如現代大象的巨型樹懶（Megatherium）野性十足的原牛（Aurochs）比恐龍少了些名氣，卻同樣壯觀、驚人、真實存在過。這是一本賞心悅目的藝術圖鑑，也是一堂關於演化與滅絕的精彩自然課。快來翻翻看——你還認得幾種，被時間吞沒的巨獸？ What do you know about the our planet's strangest extinct creatures?Less celebrated than the dinosaurs, these beasts are equally impressive. Enjoy Matt Sewell's characteristic watercolour illustrations and witty, fascinating descriptions of these amazing creatures that once did stalk the planet.Matt Sewell's follow-up to the mega-hit Dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures is a beautifully-illustrated large format look at the amazing beasts that time forgot – from the well-known, such as the sabre-toothed tiger and woolly mammoth, to more obscure monsters that walked the earth millions of years ago.Organized chronologically, the creatures illustrated and described include:Sabre tooth tigers and woolly mammothsGlyptodon – the armadillo as big as a VW Beetle carMegalodon – the monster 60 foot (18m) sharkWater King penguin – the red and grey penguin the size of a manOrnimegalonyx – the largest owl that ever existedDeinotherium – the huge, elephant-like creature with tusks positioned on its lower jaw and curved, facing downwardsShort-nosed bear – the massive fearsome bear that kept North America human-freeAurochs – the striped wild bull with huge hornsMegatherium – the giant sloth that was as large as a modern elephant
