The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries - Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them
Donald R. Prothero
Columbia University Press (2019)
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Dinosaurs, History, Paleontologists, Paleontology
9780231186025
eng
It took centuries of scientific effort--and a lot of luck--to discover and establish the diversity of dinosaur species we now know. How did we learn that Triceratops had three horns? Why don't many paleontologists consider Brontosaurus a valid species? What convinced scientists that modern birds are relatives of ancient Velociraptor? In this book, Donald R. Prothero tells the fascinating stories behind the most important fossil finds and the intrepid researchers who unearthed them. In twenty-five vivid vignettes, he weaves together dramatic tales of the dinosaur discoveries with what modern science now knows about the species to which they belong.
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LoC Classification QE705.A1 .P76 2019
Dewey 567.9
Height x Width 9.4  inch
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