Name: Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew
Price: 1182.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Pickrell, John ; Currie, Philip
ISBN: 9780231180986

portada Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew

Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew

Type

Physical Book

Author

John Pickrell

Preface by

Philip Currie

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Language

English

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.9 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.54 kg.

ISBN13

9780231180986

Synopsis "Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew"

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. Pickrell opens a vivid portal to a brand-new age of fossil discovery, in which fossil hunters are routinely redefining what we know and how we think about prehistory's most iconic and fascinating creatures.

Customers reviews

Have you read this book? Login to add your review.

More customer reviews

0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)

Questions and Answers about the Book

Do you have a question about the book? Login to be able to add your own question.

Opinions about Bookdelivery

More customer reviews

Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew - Pickrell, John ; Currie, Philip

Synopsis "Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew"

Customers reviews

Frequently Asked Questions about the Book

Is the book original?

In what language is the book written?

What is the format of this book?

Questions and Answers about the Book

Opinions about Bookdelivery