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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... Weishampel published the results of their analysis of the embryonic contents of a five - inch - long egg , found lying on its side among a clutch of eighteen other upright unhatched eggs at Egg Mountain in 1984. While doing X - ray ...
... Weishampel published the results of their analysis of the embryonic contents of a five - inch - long egg , found lying on its side among a clutch of eighteen other upright unhatched eggs at Egg Mountain in 1984. While doing X - ray ...
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... Weishampel's doctoral work was a hefty thesis on the evolution of jaw mechanisms in duckbills and related dinosaurs . Weishampel did three - dimensional computer modeling of jaw systems in all these dino- saurs . He employed techniques ...
... Weishampel's doctoral work was a hefty thesis on the evolution of jaw mechanisms in duckbills and related dinosaurs . Weishampel did three - dimensional computer modeling of jaw systems in all these dino- saurs . He employed techniques ...
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... Weishampel . Why ? Diminished body size is common on islands . The founding population might have been of small dinosaurs , the limited resources available might have favored the survival of smaller animals , and isola- tion may have ...
... Weishampel . Why ? Diminished body size is common on islands . The founding population might have been of small dinosaurs , the limited resources available might have favored the survival of smaller animals , and isola- tion may have ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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