New archaeological evidence suggests that as our ancestors spread out across the planet they battled with colossal predatory mammals, strange birds and chilling reptiles. Land of Lost Monsters reconstructs the extraordinary moments when modern humans first encountered these creatures. The first humans never saw dinosaurs, but they certainly fought with their ancestors. After the dinosaurs, huge ripper lizards, carnivorous kangaroos, dog-like bears and woolly rhinoceros roamed the earth, but few know our ancestors lived with these now extinct beasts. Land of Lost Monsters looks at what happened when our ancestors met these extraordinary creatures. Did we hunt them or were we hunted? And why did they disappear? Supported by a major series on Animal Planet.

About the Author

Ted Oakes has a BSc and an MSc in Biology, and gained his PhD in Zoology from Oxford University in 1996. In addition to writing the Land of Lost Monsters book, Ted Oakes devised, and is assistant producer on, the Monster We Met TV series produced by the BBC’s Natural History Unit. Since joining the NHU Oakes has worked on The State of the Planet series with David Attenborough, which was co-produced by the Discovery Channel, and won great acclaim, and several programs for the Natural World and Wildlife on One in the UK. His previous writing credits include numerous pieces for naturalist journals plus magazine pieces.