On the Track of Unknown Animals

by Bernard Heuvelmans

Book Overview

Dozens of strange animals have been discovered since the beginning of the 19th century when Georges Cuvier, the "Father of Paleontology," categorically stated his doubt that any large animals were still unknown. In this book, translated and abridged by Richard Garnett, Heuvelmans examines the evidence about animals in lost or little-known worlds-still undiscovered or unrecognized by science. He traces the history of the moa, the giant sloth, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262580209
• ISBN13: 9780262580205
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.