Note how Diplodocus appears in both frames, but numerous other species only show up on either the front or back.
Pics showing comparable portions of the Dinosaur Timeline‘s Jurassic Period illustrations. The proportional side is more chart-like, and provides the most written information of the two sides in each book. Like A Brief History of Life on Earth, these timelines are double-sided: one displays its subjects with more of a focus on making aesthetically pleasing prehistoric scenes, while the other focuses on depicting the internal divisions of time proportionally to each other, with more isolated illustrations peppering this side for emphasis. Of particular interest to me, James Gilleard, whose vector illustrations elevated Anne Rooney’s Dinosaur Atlas, illustrated this dinosaur book too, though the Earth book employs Daniel Long as its illustrator instead. Published by Usborne, Rachel Firth authored both books. Side-by-side comparison of the Planet Earth Timeline (top) and the Dinosaur Timeline (bottom), specifically their more “artsy” sides. While they can’t quite match the mind-bending scale of the last timeline book I reviewed, Clémence Dupont‘s A Brief History of Life on Earth, these two have plenty to offer in their own right. Dino Dad double feature! Today I’m going to take a look at two books at once: the Fold-Out Planet Earth Timeline and the Fold-Out Dinosaur Timeline.
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