Prehistoric Life (book)

Prehistoric Life is a non-fiction encyclopedia edited by Angeles Gavira Guerrero and Peter Frances. The full title of the book is Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth.^[1][2] The 512-page book was published by DK in 2009.

Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth

Editor	Angeles Gavira Guerrero Peter Frances
Language	English
Subject	Paleontology
Genre	Nature
Publisher	DK
Publication date	October 5, 2009
Pages	512
ISBN	0-7566-5573-0

Reception

Saying it had a "wealth of scientific information", Shauna Yusko of Booklist praised the book, writing, "The collection of full-color photographs of fossils (ranging from spore to dinosaur) and skeletons show amazing detail and clarity."^[3] In a positive review, the Courier Journal reviewer Scott Coffman wrote, "The intimate photographs, fossil scans, and CGI illustrations number over 2,500, with which the producers of this tome provide a history of life more thorough than that provided by any museum."^[4] The Globe and Mail said the book presents its information about the history of life on Earth in "colourful, well-illustrated, bite-sized morsels" and is "a reference book to savour".^[5]