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41) Fossils
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes what fossils are, how they are formed, and what they tell scientists about the earth's past.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how the bones of a dinosaur became fossilized, were discovered by a paleontologist, and were ultimately displayed in a museum.
43) Dinosaur bones
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses how scientists, studying fossil remains, provide information on how dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
44) Rock and gem
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
360 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
45) Dinosaur bones
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Lively rhyming text and paper collage illustrations present fun dinosaur facts.
Author
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Proposes that the strides made in paleontology have helped with understanding evolution, and discusses how fossils, prominent scientists, technology, and other factors have each influenced the theory's development.
Author
Publisher
Darby Creek Pub
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Learn about rare dinosaur fossils: the "dinosaur mummies" that are not just bones and teeth, but also include fossilized soft tissues, like skin, muscle and internal organs and what they can reveal about prehistoric life.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
viii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Every fossil tells a story. Prothero recounts the adventures behind the discovery of twenty-five famous, beautifully preserved fossils and explains their significance within the larger fossil record, creating a riveting history of life on our planet.
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Massive fossils of unknown creatures are discovered in the mountains, and the research team assigned to excavate the remains includes acclaimed Professor Yang, Hu Bayi, and Ping, the professor's beautiful daughter. When a freak explosion, lethal bat attack, and fall to the mountains floor leaves only a handful of survivors, the small remaining band uncover a mythic Cyclopean Temple.
57) Prehistoric life
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Explores the origins of life on Earth, by studying the fossils of the past, from the early plants and animals, through the age of dinosaurs, and the coming of humans.
58) Dinosaur eggs
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Young paleontologists are invited on a fossil dig, set to the tune of Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush. Hike the trail, scan the ground, and make a find--then discover how to build a dinosaur from its bones. Includes song motions and bite-size science sidebars. This is a fun and distinctive young dinosaur book."--
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
460 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Martin introduces readers to the world of ichnology, the study of traces and trace fossils -- such as tracks, trails, burrows, nests, toothmarks, and other vestiges of behavior -- and how through these remarkable clues, help scientists explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs during the Mesozoic era.
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