Grave secrets of dinosaurs : soft tissues and hard science / Phillip Manning.
Manning, Phillip Lars, 1967-
2008
QE861.4 .M34 2008 (Mapit)
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Title Grave secrets of dinosaurs : soft tissues and hard science / Phillip Manning.
Author Manning, Phillip Lars, 1967-
ISBN 9781426202193 (alk. paper)
1426202199 (alk. paper)
Imprint Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
Language English
Description 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number QE861.4 .M34 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 567.9
Summary Dinosaur bones and skeletons, even dinosaur eggs are not unusual, but rare soft-tissue fossils give tantalizing clues about the appearance and physiology of the ancient animals. Here, paleontologist Manning presents the most astonishing dinosaur fossil excavations of the past 100 years--including the recent discovery of a remarkably intact dinosaur mummy in the Badlands of North Dakota. Bone structure is just the beginning of our knowledge today, thanks to amazing digs like these. Drawing on new breakthroughs and cutting-edge techniques of analysis, Dr. Manning takes us on a globe-spanning tour of dinosaur mummy finds--from the first such excavation in 1908 to a baby dinosaur unearthed in 1980, from a dino with a heart in South Dakota to titanosaur embryos in Argentina. Using state-of-the-art technology to scan and analyze these discoveries, scientists can create incredibly lifelike portraits.--From publisher description.
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