Digging DinosaursThe personal story of a single dig and how it changed the current view of dinosaurs, this paints a vivid picture of the dinosaurs' day-to-day lives. Illustrated. |
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Page 131
... acid destruction of the bones . Then there was a flood . This was no ordinary spring flood from one of the streams in the area , but a catastrophic inundation . Perhaps , as John Lorenz thought , a lake was breached , turning the field ...
... acid destruction of the bones . Then there was a flood . This was no ordinary spring flood from one of the streams in the area , but a catastrophic inundation . Perhaps , as John Lorenz thought , a lake was breached , turning the field ...
Page 151
... acid . Mostly we used a mild acetic acid when we first started doing this kind of preparation . On the most delicate bones we use citric acid , at about the strength of lemon juice . Once the exposed bones are painted with glue and the ...
... acid . Mostly we used a mild acetic acid when we first started doing this kind of preparation . On the most delicate bones we use citric acid , at about the strength of lemon juice . Once the exposed bones are painted with glue and the ...
Page 155
... acid baths and scraping away at the delicate bones with a needle under the dissecting microscope . It finally revealed to us the two varieties of teeth common to hypsilophodontids : short , triangular teeth and sharp , cone - shaped ...
... acid baths and scraping away at the delicate bones with a needle under the dissecting microscope . It finally revealed to us the two varieties of teeth common to hypsilophodontids : short , triangular teeth and sharp , cone - shaped ...
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Digging Dinosaurs: The Search That Unraveled the Mystery of Baby Dinosaurs Gorma Horner,John R. Horner No preview available - 1990 |
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