Author: John H. Ostrom
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780399606151
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Surveys the Age of Reptiles, describing fossil research and discovery and examining the species and habitats of many ancient reptiles.
The Strange World of Dinosaurs
Author: John H. Ostrom
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780399606151
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Surveys the Age of Reptiles, describing fossil research and discovery and examining the species and habitats of many ancient reptiles.
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780399606151
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Surveys the Age of Reptiles, describing fossil research and discovery and examining the species and habitats of many ancient reptiles.
Weird Dinosaurs
Author: John Pickrell
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231543395
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
“A tour de force…highlights the odd reptiles that roamed all corners of the earth millions of years ago.”—Sydney Morning Herald From the outback of Australia to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and the savanna of Madagascar, the award-winning science writer and dinosaur enthusiast John Pickrell embarks on a world tour of new finds, meeting the fossil hunters who work at the frontier of discovery. He reveals the dwarf dinosaurs unearthed by an eccentric Transylvanian baron; an aquatic, crocodile-snouted carnivore bigger than T. rex that once lurked in North African waterways; a Chinese dinosaur with wings like a bat; and a Patagonian sauropod so enormous it weighed more than two commercial jet airliners. Other surprising discoveries hail from Alaska, Siberia, Canada, Burma, and South Africa. Why did dinosaurs grow so huge? How did they spread across the world? Did they all have feathers? What do sauropods have in common with 1950s vacuum cleaners? The stuff of adventure movies and scientific revolutions, Weird Dinosaurs examines the latest breakthroughs and new technologies that are radically transforming our understanding of the distant past. “This history of the discovery of some of the most outlandish creatures that ever lived, and the excitement of paleontological research, will be sure to both entertain and instruct.”—Spencer Lucas, author of Dinosaurs: The Textbook, Sixth Edition “Fascinating.... Readers learn of beautiful opalised dinosaur bones from Australia and a crested dinosaur found approximately 13,000 feet up Antarctica's Mt. Kirkpatrick, demonstrating that dinosaurs were widely distributed across the globe.”—Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231543395
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
“A tour de force…highlights the odd reptiles that roamed all corners of the earth millions of years ago.”—Sydney Morning Herald From the outback of Australia to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and the savanna of Madagascar, the award-winning science writer and dinosaur enthusiast John Pickrell embarks on a world tour of new finds, meeting the fossil hunters who work at the frontier of discovery. He reveals the dwarf dinosaurs unearthed by an eccentric Transylvanian baron; an aquatic, crocodile-snouted carnivore bigger than T. rex that once lurked in North African waterways; a Chinese dinosaur with wings like a bat; and a Patagonian sauropod so enormous it weighed more than two commercial jet airliners. Other surprising discoveries hail from Alaska, Siberia, Canada, Burma, and South Africa. Why did dinosaurs grow so huge? How did they spread across the world? Did they all have feathers? What do sauropods have in common with 1950s vacuum cleaners? The stuff of adventure movies and scientific revolutions, Weird Dinosaurs examines the latest breakthroughs and new technologies that are radically transforming our understanding of the distant past. “This history of the discovery of some of the most outlandish creatures that ever lived, and the excitement of paleontological research, will be sure to both entertain and instruct.”—Spencer Lucas, author of Dinosaurs: The Textbook, Sixth Edition “Fascinating.... Readers learn of beautiful opalised dinosaur bones from Australia and a crested dinosaur found approximately 13,000 feet up Antarctica's Mt. Kirkpatrick, demonstrating that dinosaurs were widely distributed across the globe.”—Publishers Weekly
The Last Dinosaur
Author: Jim Murphy
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780590448758
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Depicts what life might have been like for the last dinosaurs on earth.
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780590448758
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Depicts what life might have been like for the last dinosaurs on earth.
The Great Dinosaurs
Author: Zdeněk V. Špinar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840672763
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Great Dinosaurs includes an overview of the discovery and study of dinosaur skeletons, as well as detailed information on their anatomy, their ability to adapt and other potential reasons for the great success of these bizarre creatures. The book also includes detailed coverage of the palaeogeography and climactic conditions which exercised tremendous influence on the origin of new species of dinosaurs. This book is packed with facts and information from the latest discoveries and research for readers who are already dinosaur enthusiasts and will stir the imagination of those who aren't yet.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840672763
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Great Dinosaurs includes an overview of the discovery and study of dinosaur skeletons, as well as detailed information on their anatomy, their ability to adapt and other potential reasons for the great success of these bizarre creatures. The book also includes detailed coverage of the palaeogeography and climactic conditions which exercised tremendous influence on the origin of new species of dinosaurs. This book is packed with facts and information from the latest discoveries and research for readers who are already dinosaur enthusiasts and will stir the imagination of those who aren't yet.
Dinosaurs : giants of the past
Author: Eileen Daly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780307109392
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Text and illustrations introduce the physical characteristics and natural habitat of dinosaurs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780307109392
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Text and illustrations introduce the physical characteristics and natural habitat of dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs!
Author: Laurence Pringle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439683906
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Describes different kinds of dinosaurs, and how paleontologists study them.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439683906
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Describes different kinds of dinosaurs, and how paleontologists study them.
Giants of the Lost World
Author: Donald R. Prothero
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588345734
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
More than a hundred years ago, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a novel called The Lost World with the exciting premise that dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts still ruled in South America. Little did Conan Doyle know, there were terrifying monsters in South America--they just happened to be extinct. In fact, South America has an incredible history as a land where many strange creatures evolved and died out. In his book Giants of the Lost World: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Monsters of South America, Donald R. Prothero uncovers the real science and history behind this fascinating story. The largest animal ever discovered was the huge sauropod dinosaur Argentinosaurus, which was about 130 feet long and weighed up to 100 tons. The carnivorous predator Giganotosaurus weighed in at more than 8 tons and measured more than 47 feet long, dwarfing the T. rex in comparison. Gigantic anacondas broke reptile records; possums evolved into huge saber-toothed predators; and ground sloths grew larger than elephants in this strange, unknown land. Prothero presents the scientific details about each of these prehistoric beasts, provides a picture of the ancient landscapes they once roamed, and includes the stories of the individuals who first discovered their fossils for a captivating account of a lost world that is stranger than fiction.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588345734
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
More than a hundred years ago, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a novel called The Lost World with the exciting premise that dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts still ruled in South America. Little did Conan Doyle know, there were terrifying monsters in South America--they just happened to be extinct. In fact, South America has an incredible history as a land where many strange creatures evolved and died out. In his book Giants of the Lost World: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Monsters of South America, Donald R. Prothero uncovers the real science and history behind this fascinating story. The largest animal ever discovered was the huge sauropod dinosaur Argentinosaurus, which was about 130 feet long and weighed up to 100 tons. The carnivorous predator Giganotosaurus weighed in at more than 8 tons and measured more than 47 feet long, dwarfing the T. rex in comparison. Gigantic anacondas broke reptile records; possums evolved into huge saber-toothed predators; and ground sloths grew larger than elephants in this strange, unknown land. Prothero presents the scientific details about each of these prehistoric beasts, provides a picture of the ancient landscapes they once roamed, and includes the stories of the individuals who first discovered their fossils for a captivating account of a lost world that is stranger than fiction.
The Big Golden Book of Dinosaurs
Author: Mary Elting
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780307155672
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of dinosaurs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780307155672
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of dinosaurs.
The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible
Author: Paul S. Taylor
Publisher: David C Cook
ISBN: 9780781430715
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This classic book explains how dinosaurs fit into the biblical story of creation. Newly revised to reflect recent scientific findings.
Publisher: David C Cook
ISBN: 9780781430715
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This classic book explains how dinosaurs fit into the biblical story of creation. Newly revised to reflect recent scientific findings.
The Sainsbury's Book of Dinosaurs
Author: Rupert Matthews
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744510676
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744510676
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description