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The riddle of the dinosaur

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Knopf, Dec 12, 1985 - Nature - 304 pages
Sketches the history of paleontology, traces the study of dinosaurs, and summarizes what we have learned about their lives and the reason for their extinction

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About the author (1985)

John Noble Wilford is a science correspondent for "The New York Times. "He lives in New York.

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TitleThe riddle of the dinosaur
AuthorJohn Noble Wilford
Editionillustrated
PublisherKnopf, 1985
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized2 Sep 2009
Length304 pages
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Nature / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
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