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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... Olsen pegged them as dinosaur fossils . Olsen is a talented amateur guitarist , carpenter , and professional scientist . He is trim and blond , and his blue eyes are framed by thick wire - rimmed spectacles . Olsen is somewhat of a ...
... Olsen pegged them as dinosaur fossils . Olsen is a talented amateur guitarist , carpenter , and professional scientist . He is trim and blond , and his blue eyes are framed by thick wire - rimmed spectacles . Olsen is somewhat of a ...
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... Olsen spent one summer look- ing for fossil fish in an outcrop by a ventilator shaft for the Lincoln Tunnel . ) In his youth , Olsen's favorite site was a quarry near his house in what is now Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park in Roseland , New ...
... Olsen spent one summer look- ing for fossil fish in an outcrop by a ventilator shaft for the Lincoln Tunnel . ) In his youth , Olsen's favorite site was a quarry near his house in what is now Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park in Roseland , New ...
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... Olsen , has always had " a profound effect on climate . " A second climatic cause for the fluctuating levels of Newark Super- group lakes was the obliquity cycle . Now the planet is cocked at a 23.5 - degree angle . But that angle ...
... Olsen , has always had " a profound effect on climate . " A second climatic cause for the fluctuating levels of Newark Super- group lakes was the obliquity cycle . Now the planet is cocked at a 23.5 - degree angle . But that angle ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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