Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs Soft Tissues and Hard Science

Name: Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs Soft Tissues and Hard Science
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ISBN: 9781426202193

ISBN-10: 1426202199

ISBN-13: 9781426202193

Edition: 2008

Authors: Phil Manning

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Many of us have seen dinosaur bones and skeletons, maybe even dinosaur eggs...but what did those fearsome animals really look likein the flesh?Soft-tissue fossils give tantalizing clues about the appearance and physiology of the ancient animals. In this exciting book, paleontologist Phillip 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 thrilling,…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 1/8/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.24" wide x 9.30" long x 1.15" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English




Death of a Dinosaur



Old Fossils and New Tails



Mummy



Dinosaur Mummies



Manchester in the Badlands



Preparing the Campaign



Excavating a Past World



The Chemistry of Death



Space Shuttles, Airplanes and Dinosaurs



The Delicate Molecule of Life



Reconstructing Dinosaurs



Making Dinosaurs Walk


Epilogue