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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... discovered every seven weeks . Among the finds are the largest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth , discovered in the American Southwest ; the skull of the earliest known dinosaur , which has been uncovered in the Argentine wilderness ...
... discovered every seven weeks . Among the finds are the largest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth , discovered in the American Southwest ; the skull of the earliest known dinosaur , which has been uncovered in the Argentine wilderness ...
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... discovered dinosaurs at the American Museum " not as strange monsters , but as a huge group of animals desperately in need of putting in some scientific order . ” And with the world's largest collec- tion of dinosaurs at his fingertips ...
... discovered dinosaurs at the American Museum " not as strange monsters , but as a huge group of animals desperately in need of putting in some scientific order . ” And with the world's largest collec- tion of dinosaurs at his fingertips ...
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... discovered by , 45-46 Peterson and , 163-65 species formation theory of , 284-85 Troodon discovered by , 29-36 Weishampel and , 282-83 " Hot & Cold Running Dinosaurs " ( Bakker ) , 151 Hotton , Nicholas , III , 92 , 96 , 98 , 141-42 ...
... discovered by , 45-46 Peterson and , 163-65 species formation theory of , 284-85 Troodon discovered by , 29-36 Weishampel and , 282-83 " Hot & Cold Running Dinosaurs " ( Bakker ) , 151 Hotton , Nicholas , III , 92 , 96 , 98 , 141-42 ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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