Dinosaurs [Fully Updated New Edition] [electronic resource] : A Very Short Introduction
David Norman2018
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Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures and their popularity seems never ending,
fueled by films such as Jurassic Park and documentaries such as Walking with
Dinosaurs. Yet dinosaurs (or more precisely non-avian dinosaurs) last trod the
Earth 65 million years ago. All we know of them today are their fossilized
bones, the tracks and traces that they left behind and, in very rare instances,
some of the soft tissues or even traces of their chemistry. In many respects
dinosaurs present us with one of the ultimate forensic challenges: they comprise
the fragmentary remains of creatures that died many tens of millions of years
ago, rather than just recently, or a few tens of years ago, which is the problem
usually faced by forensic pathologists. How much do we really know about them,
and to what extent can their remains inform us about ancient worlds, and indeed
about the history of our planet?
In this Very Short Introduction David Norman discusses how dinosaurs were first
discover...
Main title:
Author:
David Norman, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Tantor Audio, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (144 MB, 05:15:41 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781977306784
Language:
English
BRN:
450543
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eAudiobook |