Animals of a Bygone Era

A beautifully illustrated collection of fascinating, surprising, and funny facts about extinct animals.

In the past, amazing and strange animals roamed the earth, including giant sea scorpions, tiny horses, enormous sloths, and fierce "terror birds." These and many more fantastic extinct animals are illustrated in this whimsical collection by Swedish artist Maja Säfström.
7. Introduction

9. dickinsonia costata
11. hallucigenia 
13. haikouichthys
15. opabinia 
17. cameroceras 
19. pteraspis 
21. giant sea scorpion 
23. dunkleosteus terrelli 
25. meganeura
27. helicoprion 
29. dimetrodon 
31. sharovipteryx
33. gerrothorax 
35. ophthalmosaurus 
37. elasmosaurus 
39. quetzalcoatlus 
41. terror bird 
43. titanoboa 
45. coryphodon 
47. dawn horse 
49. diacodexis 
51. leptictidium
53. walking whale
55. eomanis 
57. giant ground sloth 
59. basilosaurus
61. embolotherium
63. indricoTherIum
65. carcharocles megalodon
67. moa
69. platybelodon
71. chalicotherium 
73. horned gopher
75. synthetoceras 
77. giant asian ape
79. macrauchenia 
81. shiva’s Beast 
83. walrus whale
85. nuralagus rex
87. giant pacarana
89. irish elk
91. giant siberian unicorn
93. woolly mammoth 
95. cave bear
97. doedicurus
99. saber-toothed cat
101. giant swan
103. giant short-faced kangaroo 
105. tasmanian tiger
107. dodo bird
109. saddle-backed rodrigues giant tortoise

MAJA SÄFSTRÖM is a Stockholm-based illustrator and architect, and the author of The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts. Follow her on Instagram at @majasbok.

Dear Reader,

In this book I have illustrated and presented a few of the countless amazing creatures that once roamed the earth.

Some of them lived a long time ago, while others lived until very recently.

I hope that you enjoy the book, learn something new, and are reminded of the beautiful, complex, and delicate history of this world.