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Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In movies, in novels, in comic strips, and on television, we've all seen dinosaurs-or at least somebody's educated guess of what they would look like. But what if it were possible to build, or grow, a real dinosaur without finding ancient DNA? Jack Horner, the scientist who advised Steven Spielberg on the blockbuster film Jurassic Park and a pioneer in bringing paleontology into the twenty-first century, teams up with the editor of the New York Times's...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Giant sauropod dinosaur skeletons from Patagonia; dinosaurs with feathers from China; a tiny dinosaur tail suspended in Burmese amber... Remarkable new fossil finds may be the lifeblood of paleontology, but it is advances in technologies and methods that have fostered the revolution in the field. Though they haven't roamed the planet for millions of years, dinosaurs are still very much a part of our world. Michael J. Benton takes us behind the scenes...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Scientists have dug up and uncovered many facts about dinosaurs-and in the process, they have come across many myths. This picture book digs deep into the Age of Dinosaurs, covering topics such as fossilization, plate tectonics, dinosaur diets, paleontology, extinction theories, dinosaur relatives, and more! Get ready to learn what we know about dinosaurs and what we still don't know, and about the amazing new discoveries being made every single day....
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It's a mystery on a global scale: five times in Earth's past, life has been nearly extinguished, the vast majority of plants and animals annihilated in a geologic instant. What triggered these dramatic events? And what might they tell us about the fate of our world? Joins scientists around the globe as they unravel the mysteries of two of the most dramatic mass extinction.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A major discovery shows how life came back after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. With exclusive access to a fossil trove from the key first million years after impact, the film charts the rise of a new living world from the ashes.
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