| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"Paleontology meets pop culture in a young author's journey into the lives of dinosaurs"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Jacket interior unfolds to form a col. poster. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A regular columnist for Smithsonian and Wired questions our long-held beliefs about dinosaurs and presents the latest scientific findings on what colors they really were, how they got so big and how they actually may have died out. |
| Contents |
Prologue: My dinosaur life -- Dragons of the prime -- The secret of dinosaur success -- Big Bang theory -- The dinosaurs, they are a-changin' -- Jurassic thunder -- Dinosaur society -- Dinosaur feathers -- Hadrosaur harmonics and Tyrannosaur tastes -- In the bones -- Dinosaurs undone -- Epilogue: My beloved "brontosaurus". |
| Subject |
Apatosaurus -- Miscellanea.
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Paleontology -- Miscellanea.
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Popular culture.
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Dinosaurs.
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Paleontology -- Mesozoic.
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| Added Title |
Brontosaurus : on the road with old bones, new science, and our favorite dinosaurs |
| ISBN |
9780374135065 hardback |
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0374135061 hardback |
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