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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... number - scarcely thirty scientists are digging dinosaurs any- where in the world . They are miserably paid and , with a few celebrated exceptions , little recognized . While dinosaurs are big business , the worldwide budget for ...
... number - scarcely thirty scientists are digging dinosaurs any- where in the world . They are miserably paid and , with a few celebrated exceptions , little recognized . While dinosaurs are big business , the worldwide budget for ...
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... numbers and types of plants , revealed in fossil leaves and pollen , provided intriguing new evidence that something drastic did occur 65 million years ago . In 1991 , satellite imagery revealed what appears to be the " smoking gun ...
... numbers and types of plants , revealed in fossil leaves and pollen , provided intriguing new evidence that something drastic did occur 65 million years ago . In 1991 , satellite imagery revealed what appears to be the " smoking gun ...
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... number and diversity of dinosaurs present approaching the end of dinosaur time . Being the only well - studied site ... numbers and diversity . " Perhaps some or all of these animals survived elsewhere , in wetter lowland habitats that ...
... number and diversity of dinosaurs present approaching the end of dinosaur time . Being the only well - studied site ... numbers and diversity . " Perhaps some or all of these animals survived elsewhere , in wetter lowland habitats that ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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