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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... Asian- American bridge , and spread in other directions as well , many hun- dreds of thousands of years before . The notion , as science historians have pointed out , was fundamentally racist . Asia would have been preferred to black ...
... Asian- American bridge , and spread in other directions as well , many hun- dreds of thousands of years before . The notion , as science historians have pointed out , was fundamentally racist . Asia would have been preferred to black ...
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... Asia and North America during the Late Cretaceous , at least of dinosaur faunas - the mammals , for some reason ... Asia . " However , by some impressive detective work , Currie proved himself wrong about his new Elmisaurus find . He ...
... Asia and North America during the Late Cretaceous , at least of dinosaur faunas - the mammals , for some reason ... Asia . " However , by some impressive detective work , Currie proved himself wrong about his new Elmisaurus find . He ...
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... Asia and North America . Carnivorous dinosaurs were more alike across continents and more diverse than herbivores in Asia . Why ? Currie offers two reasons . Hunt- ers are more mobile than their prey , quicker to exploit new areas . And ...
... Asia and North America . Carnivorous dinosaurs were more alike across continents and more diverse than herbivores in Asia . Why ? Currie offers two reasons . Hunt- ers are more mobile than their prey , quicker to exploit new areas . And ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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