Ocean Life in the Time of Dinosaurs

This richly illustrated, authoritative, and accessible book introduces readers to the world of these marine animals, whose predecessors returned to the seas a few million years after the first vertebrates emerged from the water. As we meet ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, and many others, we learn about the  anatomical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations that enabled these reptiles to become ocean dwellers again. We also learn about their living descendants, including sea turtles and sea snakes. Featuring artwork depicting these prehistoric ocean creatures and photographs of their fossil remains, this book invites readers to discover the  past of marine reptiles in all their  diversity.