The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative EvolutionEvolution run amok. Dixon's imaginary animals show the imagination of Gary Larson, better drafting skills, but a very ponderous sense of humor. A lushly (color) illustrated unnatural history. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... continental block that now comprises India travelled northwards across the Indian Ocean , and it finally collided with the huge northern continent . As it split away from the original position as part of the east African landmass , it ...
... continental block that now comprises India travelled northwards across the Indian Ocean , and it finally collided with the huge northern continent . As it split away from the original position as part of the east African landmass , it ...
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... continental masses and ocean floors . Most of the other great mountain ranges of the world are old and worn away - relics of the continental movements of former times . The old mountains of the Appalachians along the east coast of North ...
... continental masses and ocean floors . Most of the other great mountain ranges of the world are old and worn away - relics of the continental movements of former times . The old mountains of the Appalachians along the east coast of North ...
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... continental shelves , as the sea bed here is within the zone illuminated by the sun . The shelf is usually narrow along continental edges where an oceanic plate is being swallowed up , and broad where the continents are moving apart ...
... continental shelves , as the sea bed here is within the zone illuminated by the sun . The shelf is usually narrow along continental edges where an oceanic plate is being swallowed up , and broad where the continents are moving apart ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 5 |
THE NEW DINOSAURS | 29 |
THE PALAEARCTIC REALM | 42 |
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