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Why dinosaurs matter / Kenneth Lacovara ; illustrations by Mike Lemanski.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection QE861.4 .L33 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lacovara, Kenneth, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dinosaurs.
- Human beings.
- Extinction (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 169 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
- Edition:
- First TED Books hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : TED Books, Simon & Schuster, [2017]
- Summary:
- "What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth. By tapping into the ubiquitous wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Lacovara weaves together the stories of our geological awakening, of humanity's epic struggle to understand the nature of deep time, the meaning of fossils, and our own place on the vast and bountiful tree of life."--Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- In defense of dinosaurs
- Is a penguin a dinosaur?
- Walking Museum of Natural History
- Fossils underfoot
- Deep time
- Thunderclaps
- Making sense of monsters
- The King
- Champions
- Dreadnoughtus
- Dinosaur apocalypse
- Why dinosaurs matter.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169).
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Shober Family Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 1501120107
- 9781501120107
- OCLC:
- 961005758
- Publisher Number:
- 9781501120107
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