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In this beautifully illustrated book, Swedish artist and author Maja Säfström, explores the world of extinct animals. Featuring 54 extinct animals from the ancient and modern world--including well-known examples such as wooly mammoths and dodo birds, as well as lesser-known (but no less fascinating) animals like semiaquatic sea minks, marsupial Tasmanian tigers, and tiny Eurasian wild horses.

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A beautifully illustrated collection of fascinating, surprising, and funny facts about extinct animals.

In the past, amazing and strange animals roamed the earth, including giant sea scorpions, tiny horses, enormous sloths, and fierce "terror birds." These and many more fantastic extinct animals are illustrated in this whimsical collection by Swedish artist Maja Säfström.

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7. Introduction

9. dickinsonia costata
11. hallucigenia
13. haikouichthys
15. opabinia
17. cameroceras
19. pteraspis
21. giant sea scorpion
23. dunkleosteus terrelli
25. meganeura
27. helicoprion
29. dimetrodon
31. sharovipteryx
33. gerrothorax
35. ophthalmosaurus
37. elasmosaurus
39. quetzalcoatlus
41. terror bird
43. titanoboa
45. coryphodon
47. dawn horse
49. diacodexis
51. leptictidium
53. walking whale
55. eomanis
57. giant ground sloth
59. basilosaurus
61. embolotherium
63. indricoTherIum
65. carcharocles megalodon
67. moa
69. platybelodon
71. chalicotherium
73. horned gopher
75. synthetoceras
77. giant asian ape
79. macrauchenia
81. shiva´s Beast
83. walrus whale
85. nuralagus rex
87. giant pacarana
89. irish elk
91. giant siberian unicorn
93. woolly mammoth
95. cave bear
97. doedicurus
99. saber-toothed cat
101. giant swan
103. giant short-faced kangaroo
105. tasmanian tiger
107. dodo bird
109. saddle-backed rodrigues giant tortoise

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Dear Reader,

In this book I have illustrated and presented a few of the countless amazing creatures that once roamed the earth.

Some of them lived a long time ago, while others lived until very recently.

I hope that you enjoy the book, learn something new, and are reminded of the beautiful, complex, and delicate history of this world.

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MAJA SÄFSTRÖM is a Stockholm-based illustrator and architect, and the author of The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts. Follow her on Instagram at @majasbok.

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