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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... saurs were all but unknown before Horner's Maiasaura find . Though inspired in part by an amateur's discovery of baby dinosaur bones , Horner made his discoveries because he had searched not only in ancient river deltas and stream ...
... saurs were all but unknown before Horner's Maiasaura find . Though inspired in part by an amateur's discovery of baby dinosaur bones , Horner made his discoveries because he had searched not only in ancient river deltas and stream ...
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... saurs , belong . A hole in Heilmann's argument opened in 1936 when clavicle bones were discovered on an Arizona dinosaur nearly 200 million years old . Furculae have since been found on some other small predatory dino- saurs , chiefly ...
... saurs , belong . A hole in Heilmann's argument opened in 1936 when clavicle bones were discovered on an Arizona dinosaur nearly 200 million years old . Furculae have since been found on some other small predatory dino- saurs , chiefly ...
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... saurs ? Because they are Nature's special effects . " He waded quickly and confidently into the " orthodox view ” of dinosaurs as " stupid , slow- moving , cold - blooded . . . successful by default . " To anyone remotely familiar with ...
... saurs ? Because they are Nature's special effects . " He waded quickly and confidently into the " orthodox view ” of dinosaurs as " stupid , slow- moving , cold - blooded . . . successful by default . " To anyone remotely familiar with ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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