National Geographic Prehistoric Mammals takes you on a prehistoric journey through time to visit some of the most amazing creatures to ever walk the Earth. See how mammals evolved from the time of the dinosaurs to the days of early humans. Learn what they ate, where they roamed, and how they took over the world that the dinosaurs left behind. When dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago, another group of animals began to achieve world dominance: the mammals. During the reign of the dinosaurs, mammals kept a low profile. They had evolved at about the same time as the dinosaurs, but were tiny shrew-like animals. Then, at the end of the Mesozoic Era, with the dinosaurs out of the way, mammals began to take over. The Cenozoic Era, which immediately followed the Mesozoic and continues today, is also known as the Age of Mammals. Mammals grew more diverse, many of them becoming larger. And they grew more intelligent, culminating (we like to think) in the evolution of the human race. This book tells the story of prehistoric mammals, including early humans, and features more than 100 profiles. The profiles range from sabre-tooth cats and woolly mammoths to less well-known but no less interesting mammals such as the pig-like entelodonts. Humans are represented by the main species from Australopithecus to Homo sapiens. Each profile features a full reconstruction and other illustrations, describes how the species lived, and provides details of its habitat, fossil finds, when it lived, and much more. The fascinating creatures pop from the pages-from the wolf-like Andrewsarchus, the giant meat-eater whose teeth could crush bone, to the enormous ground sloth called Megatherium. Readers will befascinated to learn which mammals became fully extinct and which ones evolved into the more familiar creatures we know today. And they'll be fascinated by the world their ancestors lived in, with these strange giant neighbors lurking right around the corner

艾伦·特纳（Alan Turner），是一位古脊椎动物学教授，国际领先古生物学家和畅销童书作家。

毛利西奥·安东（Mauricio Anton），古生物学艺术家，供职于马德里自然科学博物馆。其作品受到《国家地理》和《自然史》等众多国际知名杂志的使用，与BBC探索频道也有深入合作，曾携手探索频道拍摄“与史前野兽同行”系列节目。

邢立达，1982年生于广东潮州。自幼喜欢恐龙，随同国内著名恐龙学者——董枝明教授前往云南野外挖掘恐龙。邢立达前后在常州中华恐龙园担任科研科普部负责人，成都地质学院（成都理工大学）地层古生物系硕士进修，中国禄丰恐龙研究中心挖掘与研究化石，北京中国地质科学院地质研究所，并最终来到了加拿大阿尔伯塔大学生物科学系，师从著名古生物学家Philip J. Currie，为古生物学方向研究生。编写、翻译过多本恐龙类书籍。