Nigel Marven Libros

Sea Monsters is the book version of the latest offering from the BBC TV "Walking With" series, except that this one is really "Diving with Sea Monsters". It has all the ingredients we have come to expect, especially the superb computer graphics that really bring these extinct beasts to life and the numerous gobsmacking colour plates. The sleek bodies of these sea creatures lend themselves particularly well to the technique. They look extraordinarily convincing as they have a go at presenter Nigel Marven in his armoured diving suit and metal cage. Written by the well-known TV presenter Nigel Marven and producer/director Jasper James, Sea Monsters tells the story of a huge range of extinct beasts from Ordovician times, through some 450 million years of geological time and the evolution of marine life. Although the first life on Earth was aquatic, for the first four billion and more years it was all microscopic. About 600 million years ago sea creatures began to get bigger but none of them was anything much more than a metre in length until Ordovician and Silurian times when the marine arms race began with both predators and prey increasing significantly in size. Things got really interesting in Devonian times when some bizarre fish evolved as active predators including the spectacularly ferocious nine-metre long Dunkleosteus.

Enter the world of these prehistoric reptiles through this compact guide which covers up to 150 of the most commonly found snakes. An alphabetical directory is included, and information on characteristics, evolution, classification and habitat is also given.

This marvelous book takes us on an expedition in search of theworld's largest, often most dangerous animals. Packed with colorphotos taken during the filming of the television series, Giants is avivid record of some of the most awe-inspiring creatures in the world.In six chapters, the book looks at snakes, sharks, bears, lizards,birds, and tarantulas. We are introduced to such formidable creaturesas the whale shark, more than 40 feet from head to tail; the SouthAmerican anaconda, 20 feet long, 3 feet wide, and weighing in at 500pounds (sheep, pigs, even crocodiles are all vulnerable to attack);and the Goliath tarantula: hairy and venomous, it embodies all that isterrifying about spiders. A leading wildlife television producer, NigelMarven most recently produced a segment of David Attenborough'swidely hailed series, "Life of Birds."

In lebensechten Abbildungen wird die (Entwicklungs-)Geschichte und Lebensweise der faszinierenden Urwesen aus der Tiefe der Ozeane nachgezeichnet. - Vgl. Fernsehserie.

Welche Geräusche gaben die Dinosaurier von sich? Hatten manche Dinosaurier Federn? Waren Fleischfresser klüger als Pflanzenfresser? Dieses Buch wirft neue interessante Fragen auf und vermittelt verblüffende Erkenntnisse auf dem aktuellen Stand der Forschung. Ein Buch voller wichtiger Fakten über Pflanzenfresser und Jäger, über Meeressaurier und Flugreptilien. Ein Muss für alle Dinosaurier-Fans!

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