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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... Currie is uniquely able to identify a dinosaur from a single tooth . Those in the jaw Horner picked up , Currie recognized as teeth attributed to Troodon and to another small predator . The rest of the jaw , three or four inches long ...
... Currie is uniquely able to identify a dinosaur from a single tooth . Those in the jaw Horner picked up , Currie recognized as teeth attributed to Troodon and to another small predator . The rest of the jaw , three or four inches long ...
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... Currie and his collaborators didn't fare any better than the Swedes , Soviets , and Chinese had before them — they found noth- ing other than raging sandstorms . But twenty - five kilometers to the west , at the orange cliffs of Bayan ...
... Currie and his collaborators didn't fare any better than the Swedes , Soviets , and Chinese had before them — they found noth- ing other than raging sandstorms . But twenty - five kilometers to the west , at the orange cliffs of Bayan ...
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... Currie's theory that " all the small theropods are basically the same in Late Cretaceous North Amer- ica and Asia . " However , by some impressive detective work , Currie proved himself wrong about his new Elmisaurus find . He compared ...
... Currie's theory that " all the small theropods are basically the same in Late Cretaceous North Amer- ica and Asia . " However , by some impressive detective work , Currie proved himself wrong about his new Elmisaurus find . He compared ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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