Contents

Contents
Introduction How the Earth was formed The first simple organisms Animals with shells & armour The First Vertebrates Cartilaginous and Bony Fishes Lungfish and Coelacanths Animals of the Swamps Earliest Amphibians The First Reptiles Life on Land Early Reptiles Reptiles return to water The Rise of the Dinosaurs Early Dinosaurs Carnivorous Dinosaurs Last of the Dinosaurs		Life in the Air Early Birds The Mammals Early Mammals Advance of the Mammals The Evolution of the Horse People arrive on the scene Evolution and Extinction Fossils Palaeontologists Scientific Elephant Hunt External Links