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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... giants familiar from later eras , the giant sauropods and the plate - backed stegosaurs , Dashanpu provided especially sur- prising answers about their early appearance . The Dashanpu quarry sits on a low hillside eight hours by oxcart ...
... giants familiar from later eras , the giant sauropods and the plate - backed stegosaurs , Dashanpu provided especially sur- prising answers about their early appearance . The Dashanpu quarry sits on a low hillside eight hours by oxcart ...
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... giant animals , in part because none of them was a veteran dinosaur scientist . Gillette has raised only a small fraction of the $ 1 million he estimates it would take to fully excavate and prepare the Seismosaurus . For now , the ...
... giant animals , in part because none of them was a veteran dinosaur scientist . Gillette has raised only a small fraction of the $ 1 million he estimates it would take to fully excavate and prepare the Seismosaurus . For now , the ...
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... giant dinosaurs likely mi- grated throughout the American West . That's what Peter Dodson , Kay Behrensmeyer of the Smithsonian , Jack McIntosh , and Bob Bakker concluded in their pioneering 1980 study of Morrison environments . Without ...
... giant dinosaurs likely mi- grated throughout the American West . That's what Peter Dodson , Kay Behrensmeyer of the Smithsonian , Jack McIntosh , and Bob Bakker concluded in their pioneering 1980 study of Morrison environments . Without ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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