"This volume samples the history of art about fossils-and the visual conceptualization of their significance-starting with biblical and mythological depictions,

Other than seeing them in popular movies such as Jurassic Park, how do people today know what dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals looked like? Only their fo

A history of scientific illustration from the 15th century to the present day

Presents the history of paleoart from 1830-1990. These are not cave paintings produced thousands of years ago, but modern visions of prehistory: stunning painti

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