Millions of years ago, the oceans teemed with creatures that were every bit as fascinating and ferocious as the dinosaurs that ruled the land. These were the marine reptiles, including the massive-jawed pliosaur and the long-necked plesiosaur. This gruesome guide explores how these awesome creatures lived, how they hunted, and how we know about them today. Packed with fact-filled, easy-to-read text, quirky illustrations and side panels providing more icky information.

Author Biography

Alex Woolf studied history at the University of Essex. He writes information and fiction books for children aged 7 and upwards, including exciting series set in Shakespearean England and a steampunk alternate 19th century. Aldo Moon and the Case of the Ghost at Gravewood Hall, about a teenage Victorian ghost-hunter, was one of Lovereading4kids' books of the year in 2013, and described by best-selling crime writer Peter James as 'a real delight, witty, ghostly and at times deliciously ghastly.'