Extinct species. - Danbury, Conn. : Grolier Educational, 2002. - 10 v. : col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm.

1. Why extinction occurs -- 2. Prehistoric animal life -- 3. Fossil hunting -- 4. Extinct mammals -- 5. Extinct birds -- 6. Extinct underwater life -- 7. Reptiles and amphibians -- 8. Invertebrates and plants -- 9. Hominids -- 10. Atlas of extinction.

Examines extinct species, including prehistoric man, and discusses why extinction happens, as well as how information is gathered on species that existed before humans evolved.

ISBN: 0717255646 (set) 0717255654 (v. 1) 0717255662 (v. 2) 0717255670 (v. 3) 0717255689 (v. 4) 0717255697 (v. 5) 0717255700 (v. 6) 0717255719 (v. 7) 0717255727 (v. 8) 0717255735 (v. 9) 0717255743 (v. 10)

LCCN: 2001055702

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Extinction (Biology).
Extinct animals.

LC Class. No.: QH78 / .E88 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 578.68