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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... McIntosh believes . McIntosh offers his own " ninety percent conjecture " about the evo- lutionary role of the peculiar Middle Jurassic Chinese sauropods . “ I think China may have been the cradle of evolution for diplodocids . " As his ...
... McIntosh believes . McIntosh offers his own " ninety percent conjecture " about the evo- lutionary role of the peculiar Middle Jurassic Chinese sauropods . “ I think China may have been the cradle of evolution for diplodocids . " As his ...
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... McIntosh of Wesleyan University , the only paleontologist to at- tempt to thoroughly organize sauropods , is the person best qualified to judge the assertions of Gillette , Jensen , and any other claimants to the distinction of having ...
... McIntosh of Wesleyan University , the only paleontologist to at- tempt to thoroughly organize sauropods , is the person best qualified to judge the assertions of Gillette , Jensen , and any other claimants to the distinction of having ...
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... McIntosh's bark is far worse than his bite . He has kind words for most everyone who has ever worked with sauropods , though he knows well that most have , in one way or another , gotten them wrong . If McIntosh himself has made ...
... McIntosh's bark is far worse than his bite . He has kind words for most everyone who has ever worked with sauropods , though he knows well that most have , in one way or another , gotten them wrong . If McIntosh himself has made ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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