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The story of intrepid palaeontologists, the discoverers of prehistoric life, and the revelations found through their research.



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The Delicate Roots of Palaeontology • From a Dubious Start, Giants Slowly Emerge • The Rise of the Lizard-Like Dinosaurs • The Concept of 'Terrible Reptiles' • Flying Dinosaurs? • A Revolutionary Portrait • Titans of American Palaeontology Boom to Bust • Titans of American Palaeontology Bust to Boom • The Great American Bone Wars • The 'First Family' of Dinosaur Collecting • King of Collectors • Clues Contained in Trace Fossils • Discovery and Destruction • Immense Beasts from Equatorial Africa • To the Heart of Asia • The First Family Portrait • Dinosaurs Return to the Global Stage • A Modern-day Makeover • Following in Andrews' Footsteps and Beyond • Unscrambling a Mystery • Extreme Dinosaurs • Asian Windows on the Mesozoic World • Flocks of Fabulous Fossils • The Tiniest Giants • African Evolution • The Great Murder Mystery • Jurassic Park.

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    Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 13/05/2021
    ISBN13: 9780233005430, 978-0233005430
    ISBN10: 0233005439
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    The story of intrepid palaeontologists, the discoverers of prehistoric life, and the revelations found through their research.



    Table of Contents

    The Delicate Roots of Palaeontology • From a Dubious Start, Giants Slowly Emerge • The Rise of the Lizard-Like Dinosaurs • The Concept of 'Terrible Reptiles' • Flying Dinosaurs? • A Revolutionary Portrait • Titans of American Palaeontology Boom to Bust • Titans of American Palaeontology Bust to Boom • The Great American Bone Wars • The 'First Family' of Dinosaur Collecting • King of Collectors • Clues Contained in Trace Fossils • Discovery and Destruction • Immense Beasts from Equatorial Africa • To the Heart of Asia • The First Family Portrait • Dinosaurs Return to the Global Stage • A Modern-day Makeover • Following in Andrews' Footsteps and Beyond • Unscrambling a Mystery • Extreme Dinosaurs • Asian Windows on the Mesozoic World • Flocks of Fabulous Fossils • The Tiniest Giants • African Evolution • The Great Murder Mystery • Jurassic Park.

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