Forgotten Beasts: Matt Sewell

What do you know about the our planet`s strangest extinct creatures?

Less celebrated than the dinosaurs, these beasts are equally impressive. Enjoy Matt Sewell`s characteristic watercolour illustrations and witty, fascinating descriptions of these amazing creatures that once did stalk the planet.

Matt Sewell`s follow-up to the mega-hit Dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures is a beautifully-illustrated large format look at the amazing beasts that time forgot – from the well-known, such as the sabre-toothed tiger and woolly mammoth, to more obscure monsters that walked the earth millions of years ago.

Organized chronologically, the creatures illustrated and described include:

Sabre tooth tigers and woolly mammoths

Glyptodon – the armadillo as big as a VW Beetle car

Megalodon – the monster 60 foot (18m) shark

Water King penguin – the red and grey penguin the size of a man

Ornimegalonyx – the largest owl that ever existed

Deinotherium – the huge, elephant-like creature with tusks positioned on its lower jaw and curved, facing downwards

Short-nosed bear – the massive fearsome bear that kept North America human-free

Aurochs – the striped wild bull with huge horns

Megatherium – the giant sloth that was as large as a modern elephant