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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... says Martin . Martin was once part of that paleontological mainstream believing in the dinosaur ancestry of birds . But thanks to a graduate student's observation , Martin began questioning the dinosaur - bird relationship a decade ago ...
... says Martin . Martin was once part of that paleontological mainstream believing in the dinosaur ancestry of birds . But thanks to a graduate student's observation , Martin began questioning the dinosaur - bird relationship a decade ago ...
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... Says Padian , " Paul went everywhere looking for rock out- crops . He's been thrown off people's property , walked around be- hind shopping malls . " ( Padian and Olsen spent one summer look- ing for fossil fish in an outcrop by a ...
... Says Padian , " Paul went everywhere looking for rock out- crops . He's been thrown off people's property , walked around be- hind shopping malls . " ( Padian and Olsen spent one summer look- ing for fossil fish in an outcrop by a ...
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... says Wolfe . From his analysis of New Mexico leaf fossils just after the boundary , says Wolfe , " the leaf shapes , margins , and size all tell us it was ten degrees Celsius warmer . " In a geologically short time , the weather went ...
... says Wolfe . From his analysis of New Mexico leaf fossils just after the boundary , says Wolfe , " the leaf shapes , margins , and size all tell us it was ten degrees Celsius warmer . " In a geologically short time , the weather went ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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