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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... impact . This evidence has convinced many scientists of various disciplines , but not all , that such an impact or impacts had some effect on the end of dinosaur life . With the public , however , the thesis of a killer asteroid has ...
... impact . This evidence has convinced many scientists of various disciplines , but not all , that such an impact or impacts had some effect on the end of dinosaur life . With the public , however , the thesis of a killer asteroid has ...
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... impact . The possible site of that impact had been identified in 1978 by Glen Penfield , a Texas petroleum geologist whose aerial surveys of the Yucatan showed huge rings of abnormal magnetic readings from below the surface of the ...
... impact . The possible site of that impact had been identified in 1978 by Glen Penfield , a Texas petroleum geologist whose aerial surveys of the Yucatan showed huge rings of abnormal magnetic readings from below the surface of the ...
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... Impact - Triggered Flood Basalt Volcanism at the Cretaceous - Tertiary Boundary . " Abstract , 1988 Fall Meeting , American Geophysical Union , San Francisco , 1988 . Bates , Robin . Script for program # 4 , Dinosaurs , WHYY Television ...
... Impact - Triggered Flood Basalt Volcanism at the Cretaceous - Tertiary Boundary . " Abstract , 1988 Fall Meeting , American Geophysical Union , San Francisco , 1988 . Bates , Robin . Script for program # 4 , Dinosaurs , WHYY Television ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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