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.

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.