Mega-Predators of the Past

In fact, it almost seems as though these neglected predators have hired author Melissa Stewart and illustrator Howard Gray as their public relations team to garner them more respect. The book opens with an image of the giant ripper lizard that covers two pages, highlighting the beast's red forked tongue, and the glint in its eyes as though it just might be eyeing you for its next meal, and then closes with a graphic depiction of all 12 mega-predators introduced in the book as well as a huma