The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life (2006) by Tim Haines and Paul Chambers
This is an outstanding survey of fascinating creatures from the Cambrian to the Pleistocene.
It contains gorgeous full color “photographs” (based on artists conceptions) and very interesting speculations about behaviors.
This book would be on my short list for a coffee table book.
Among the most interesting entries are:
Anomalocaris (the world’s first super predator)
Cameraceras (the largest carnivore in the Ordovician) [looks like a cousin to Cthulhu]
Brontoscorpio (the biggest scorpion of all time)
Meganeura (an eagle sized dragonfly)
Andrewsarchus (the largest carnivorous land mammal)
Carcharodon megalodon (a whale-killing shark)
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