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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... excavated a ludicrously long - necked sauropod , an animal named Mamen- chisaurus ( for the ferry stop , with the species name constructus to honor the workers who found it ) . This animal had the longest neck of any creature ever known ...
... excavated a ludicrously long - necked sauropod , an animal named Mamen- chisaurus ( for the ferry stop , with the species name constructus to honor the workers who found it ) . This animal had the longest neck of any creature ever known ...
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... excavated dinosaurs in nearly every province of China . These dinosaurs encompass nearly every era of dinosaur history except the earliest , in the Triassic of 225 million years ago . As Dong has written , with only slight chauvinistic ...
... excavated dinosaurs in nearly every province of China . These dinosaurs encompass nearly every era of dinosaur history except the earliest , in the Triassic of 225 million years ago . As Dong has written , with only slight chauvinistic ...
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... excavated in China's far northwest in 1984. These big primitive hunters weren't solely found in China , though our record of them is sparse . In December of 1990 an Ohio State University geologist , David Elliot , came upon fragments of ...
... excavated in China's far northwest in 1984. These big primitive hunters weren't solely found in China , though our record of them is sparse . In December of 1990 an Ohio State University geologist , David Elliot , came upon fragments of ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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