{"product_id":"beast-companions","title":"Beast Companions","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite their fame and reputation, dinosaurs represent only half the story of the Mesozoic Era. In \u003ci\u003eBeast Companions: The Unsung Animals of the Dinosaurs' World\u003c\/i\u003e, paleontologist John Foster explores the often-overlooked animals that coexisted with them. These ancient species, often equally remarkable as their dinosaur neighbors, can provide valuable insights into the biotic history of our planet. In some cases, these animals reveal just as much, if not more, about the extinct ecosystems of the time as the dinosaurs themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy drawing on a wealth of current and past discoveries, Foster embarks on a sweeping journey across 164 million years to visit the beast companions of the dinosaurs. Along the way, he examines fish, insects, the first frogs and salamanders, turtles, snakes and lizards, marine reptiles, crocodiles, pterosaurs, birds, mammals, and other animals of the Mesozoic Er\u003ci\u003ea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeast Companions\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking exploration of the story of these contemporaries of the dinosaurs that set the modern world in motion more than 200 million years ago\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54222196834648,"sku":"9780253069405","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/beast-companions","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}