Dinosaurs Rediscovered: New Findings which are Revolutionizing Dinosaur ScienceFrom dinosaurs smaller than chickens to the biggest beasts ever to walk the Earth, here is the exciting story of recent discoveries about dinosaurs and the scientists who made them. Informal and informative.--The Boston Globe. Lessem wrote and hosted a recent Nova series on dinosaurs. Photos and drawings. |
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... digging up dinosaurs for many centuries before scientists created a term for the finds . To their un- knowing discoverers , these fossils were dragon bones , remains of giants , and biblical creatures . The first scientific description ...
... digging up dinosaurs for many centuries before scientists created a term for the finds . To their un- knowing discoverers , these fossils were dragon bones , remains of giants , and biblical creatures . The first scientific description ...
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... digging dinosaurs . As he told John Noble Wilford of the New York Times in 1981 , " While some boys dreamed of a new bicycle , I dreamed of finding dinosaurs . I would always wake up before I could dig them up . " But Jensen did get his ...
... digging dinosaurs . As he told John Noble Wilford of the New York Times in 1981 , " While some boys dreamed of a new bicycle , I dreamed of finding dinosaurs . I would always wake up before I could dig them up . " But Jensen did get his ...
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... digging dinosaurs . What has proved a highly worthwhile collaboration between Gillette and Los Alamos scientists are chemical tests of dinosaur - bone proper- ties to determine the processes of fossilization . Hilde Schwartz , an ...
... digging dinosaurs . What has proved a highly worthwhile collaboration between Gillette and Los Alamos scientists are chemical tests of dinosaur - bone proper- ties to determine the processes of fossilization . Hilde Schwartz , an ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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