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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... Ischigualasto be- cause the ironstone of the valley was known to be the resting place of thousands of fossils . The sediments of the Ischigualasto Formation are 220 million years old , and two even older rock layers were deposited as ...
... Ischigualasto be- cause the ironstone of the valley was known to be the resting place of thousands of fossils . The sediments of the Ischigualasto Formation are 220 million years old , and two even older rock layers were deposited as ...
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... Ischigualasto Valley has long been known to contain important dinosaur fossils . In 1930 , German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene visited on muleback , on a side trip from exploring other equally an- cient deposits in southern Brazil ...
... Ischigualasto Valley has long been known to contain important dinosaur fossils . In 1930 , German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene visited on muleback , on a side trip from exploring other equally an- cient deposits in southern Brazil ...
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... Ischigualasto dinosaurs revealed that the two other kinds of dinosaurs named from more fragmentary remains in the ... Ischigualasto . For not only has Ischigualasto produced fragments of Herrerasaurus , but thirty miles away , along the ...
... Ischigualasto dinosaurs revealed that the two other kinds of dinosaurs named from more fragmentary remains in the ... Ischigualasto . For not only has Ischigualasto produced fragments of Herrerasaurus , but thirty miles away , along the ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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