Weird Dinosaurs

Author : John Pickrell
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231543395
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weird Dinosaurs written by John Pickrell and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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

Author : Emily Kington
Publisher : Hungry Tomato ®
ISBN 13 : 1912108380
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weird Dinosaurs written by Emily Kington and published by Hungry Tomato ®. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet fascinating dinosaurs sure to be favorites, from the show-stopping Spinosaurus--the largest walking predator from the dinosaur era--all the way to the weird-looking Stegosaurus. Readers will discover what makes each one special, where and when they lived, who they feared, and who they preyed upon. Each spread features an amazing dinosaur in a dynamic and realistic illustration, alongside bite-sized nuggets of information. Readers will also learn incredible facts about each dinosaur's size and more! This series is lighthearted and fun, packed with dinosaurs adored by children of any age.

Author : National Geographic Kids
Publisher : Weird But True
ISBN 13 : 1426337507
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weird But True! Dinosaurs written by National Geographic Kids and published by Weird But True. This book was released on 2020 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects three hundred facts about dinosaurs.

Author : Christopher Sloan
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781426303319
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bizarre Dinosaurs written by Christopher Sloan and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses clear and informed text to tell readers what scientists know and what they are still guessing about a collection of odd-looking monsters, including how experts think these dinosaurs used their individual, bizarre characteristics.

Author : Mike Resnick
Publisher : Pyr
ISBN 13 : 1616148616
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Doctor and the Dinosaurs written by Mike Resnick and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to a Steampunk wild west starring Doc Holliday, with zombies, dinosaurs, robots, and cowboys. The time is April, 1885. Doc Holliday lies in bed in a sanitarium in Leadville, Colorado, expecting never to leave his room again. But the medicine man and great chief Geronimo needs him for one last adventure. Renegade Comanche medicine men object to the newly-signed treaty with Theodore Roosevelt. They are venting their displeasure on two white men who are desecrating tribal territory in Wyoming. Geronimo must protect the men or renege on his agreement with Roosevelt. He offers Doc one year of restored health in exchange for taking on this mission. Welcome to the birth of American paleontology, spearheaded by two brilliant men, Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, two men whose genius is only exceeded by their hatred for each other's guts. Now, with the aid of Theodore Roosevelt, Cole Younger, and Buffalo Bill Cody, Doc Holliday must save Cope and Marsh not only from the Comanches, not only from living, breathing dinosaurs, but from each other. And that won't be easy.

Author : Nicholas Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781901323078
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Very Mixed-up Dinosaurs written by Nicholas Harris and published by . This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sissel-Jo Gazan
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 085738242X
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dinosaur Feather written by Sissel-Jo Gazan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Bella Nor is just two weeks away from revealing her controversial research on the evolutionary origin of birds when her supervisor Lars Helland is found dead . . . his tongue and a copy of her thesis in his lap. As the police investigate the most brutal and calculated case they've ever known, Anna remains convinced someone is trying to stop her research coming to light. She must fight to prove her innocence . . . and fight for her life.

Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : Pavilion Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781903954270
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Monsters written by Michael J. Benton and published by Pavilion Children's Books. This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series about dinosaurs covers different types of dinosaur, from the incredibly ferocious T-Rex, to the smaller (but just as deadly) Coelophysis. Children can learn about their anatomy, behaviour, eating habits, and imagine what life might have been like in the prehistoric world in an informative way. It includes Internet links to take children to relevant sites on the Net. It also includes the most up-to-date information on the latest fossil discoveries.

Author : Rupert Matthews
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1410945278
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World's Weirdest Dinosaurs written by Rupert Matthews and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about some of the strangest dinosaurs to have roamed the Earth.

Author : M. L. Roberts
Publisher : Troll Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780816738656
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World's Weirdest Dinosaurs written by M. L. Roberts and published by Troll Communications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents brief descriptions of fourteen unusual dinosaurs, including the styracosaurus, pachysephalosaurus, and compsognathus.