Why Dinosaurs Matter
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Call Number: 567.9 La, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Animals / Dinosaurs
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch
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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.
"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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : TED Books, Simon & Schuster, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: 169 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1501120107
9781501120107
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Lemanski, Mike, 1986-
SUBJECTS
Dinosaurs.
Human beings.
Extinction (Biology).