A whimsically illustrated collection of fascinating, surprising, and funny factsabout extinct animals.In this beautifully illustrated book, Swedish artist and author of The IllustratedCompendium of Amazing Animal Facts, Maja S輎str闣, explores the world ofextinct animals. Animals of a Bygone Era features 54 extinct animals from theancient and modern world--including well-known examples such as woolymammoths and dodo birds, as well as lesser-known (but no less fascinating)animals like semiaquatic sea minks, marsupial Tasmanian tigers, and tiny Eurasianwild horses.