Kings of Creation: How a New Breed of Scientists is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of DinosaursHalf of all known dinosaur species have been discovered in only the past two decades, thanks to a young generation of paleontologists who are reinvigorating the field of dinosaur studies. In Dinosaurs Rediscovered, science journalist Don Lessem describes these adventurous scientists and their remarkable finds. Photos and line drawings throughout. |
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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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