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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... asteroid impact of 65 million years ago . As with so many of the often - asked questions of dinosaur life - what did they look like , how were they created , how did they die — the how and why of the dinosaurs ' domination of the world ...
... asteroid impact of 65 million years ago . As with so many of the often - asked questions of dinosaur life - what did they look like , how were they created , how did they die — the how and why of the dinosaurs ' domination of the world ...
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... asteroid has gained widespread and nearly unqualified acceptance , having occasioned media attention such as few ... asteroids that strike the sea- floor or fall in the most remote locales are seldom detected . Promising craters from a ...
... asteroid has gained widespread and nearly unqualified acceptance , having occasioned media attention such as few ... asteroids that strike the sea- floor or fall in the most remote locales are seldom detected . Promising craters from a ...
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... asteroids that cross the earth's orbit . They've expanded the list of such objects from thirty to more than eighty in that time and predict there may have been hundreds more . Shoemaker has calculated that it is likely an asteroid more ...
... asteroids that cross the earth's orbit . They've expanded the list of such objects from thirty to more than eighty in that time and predict there may have been hundreds more . Shoemaker has calculated that it is likely an asteroid more ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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