Bradley, Timothy J.

Paleo sharks : survival of the strangest / written and illustrated by Timothy J. Bradley - San Francisco : Chronicle Books , c2007. - 46 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-[47])

Timeline -- What is a shark? -- Paleozoic sharks and their relatives -- "a new kind of fish" -- Cladoselache/stethacanthus -- Doliodus/pucapampella -- Orthacanthus -- Belantsea -- Falcatus -- Promexyele -- Edestus -- Helicoprion -- Mesozoic sharks and their relatives -"reptilian competition" -- Hybodus -- Palaeospinax -- Spathobathis/ischyodus -- Palaeocarcharias/protospinax -- Sclerorhynchus -- Cenozoic shark - "swimming nightmare" -- Carcharodon megalodon -- Sharks today -- Further reading -- Glossary.

An illustrated introduction to sharks that lived during the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.

Adult Follett Library Resources

9780811848787 (trade bdg.)

2006011652

GBA716464


Sharks, fossil---Juvenile literature
Paleontology---Juvenile literature

JUV 567.3 BRA