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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... suggest that all horned dinosaurs may have maintained a sprawling or semi - upright , lizardly forelimb posture . They could ... suggested rapid foraging Deinonychus . The discovery of this lithe 80 million - year - old preda- tor led to ...
... suggest that all horned dinosaurs may have maintained a sprawling or semi - upright , lizardly forelimb posture . They could ... suggested rapid foraging Deinonychus . The discovery of this lithe 80 million - year - old preda- tor led to ...
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... suggested to early paleontologists it lived largely submerged . To modern scientific speculators the nostril placement suggests it may have had a trunk . Supersaurus and Seismosaurus are likely members of the diplodo- cids . Dinosaurs ...
... suggested to early paleontologists it lived largely submerged . To modern scientific speculators the nostril placement suggests it may have had a trunk . Supersaurus and Seismosaurus are likely members of the diplodo- cids . Dinosaurs ...
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... suggests to them these animals lived , and moved , in ways quite unlike the kangaroos they superficially resemble ... suggested the skull belonged to a juvenile . So , from their size , do all but two of several femurs ascribed to the ...
... suggests to them these animals lived , and moved , in ways quite unlike the kangaroos they superficially resemble ... suggested the skull belonged to a juvenile . So , from their size , do all but two of several femurs ascribed to the ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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