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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... dinosaur time . And dinosaur diversity may not have declined slowly either . The quest for a deus ex machina to account for dinosaur extinction will go on , but physicists and geologists , not dinosaur paleontologists , will do the ...
... dinosaur time . And dinosaur diversity may not have declined slowly either . The quest for a deus ex machina to account for dinosaur extinction will go on , but physicists and geologists , not dinosaur paleontologists , will do the ...
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... dinosaur extinction debate . The shape of the debate is , of course , ever changing . Theories are spun off at a dizzying rate , as the search for the ... dinosaur extinction ? Chinese paleontologist Dong Zhiming summed 288 KINGS OF CREATION.
... dinosaur extinction debate . The shape of the debate is , of course , ever changing . Theories are spun off at a dizzying rate , as the search for the ... dinosaur extinction ? Chinese paleontologist Dong Zhiming summed 288 KINGS OF CREATION.
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How a New Breed of Scientists is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Dinosaurs Don Lessem. For one , if the dinosaurs did die suddenly , paleontologists wouldn't know it . If dinosaur extinction was truly catastrophic , occurring in the ...
How a New Breed of Scientists is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Dinosaurs Don Lessem. For one , if the dinosaurs did die suddenly , paleontologists wouldn't know it . If dinosaur extinction was truly catastrophic , occurring in the ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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