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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... dinosaurian bulk . Another marked anatomical restructuring is the dinosaurian hip . Imagine , for a moment , your own thighbone . Or picture a chicken drumstick . Dinosaurs , like birds and us , had a ball - topped thighbone that ...
... dinosaurian bulk . Another marked anatomical restructuring is the dinosaurian hip . Imagine , for a moment , your own thighbone . Or picture a chicken drumstick . Dinosaurs , like birds and us , had a ball - topped thighbone that ...
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... dinosaurian times . Geologists found Chatterjee and Hotton's evidence far from sufficiently persuasive to overwhelm the impressive evidence of sea - floor spreading that points to India's position as an island continent in the age of ...
... dinosaurian times . Geologists found Chatterjee and Hotton's evidence far from sufficiently persuasive to overwhelm the impressive evidence of sea - floor spreading that points to India's position as an island continent in the age of ...
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... dinosaurian ankle . That rather technical anatomical analysis has been disputed by some colleagues who assert it is based on faulty interpretation of incomplete fossils . And in India , in 1988 , Chatterjee and Indian colleagues ...
... dinosaurian ankle . That rather technical anatomical analysis has been disputed by some colleagues who assert it is based on faulty interpretation of incomplete fossils . And in India , in 1988 , Chatterjee and Indian colleagues ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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