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<div>The mighty dinosaurs were the dominant life form on earth for millions of years. But catastrophe awaited. In what amounts to a geological blink of an eye, the dinosaurs disappeared. This fun-filled fact-book takes you deep into the world of dinosaurs!

From Tyrannosaurs to Stegosaurs, The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book profiles numerous species, chronicling their time on Earth and exploring their roles in archaeological expeditions and museums today. It covers the latest, greatest findings along with the accompanying shifts in dinosaur theory. Because of recent discoveries, there are some great debates: Are birds really dinosaurs? Were any dinosaurs warm blooded? What caused their extinction? Unearth answers to over 800 commonly asked (and just plain interesting) dinosaur questions such as . . .

<li>What is a dinosaur?

<li>Where are extremely large dinosaur bones being found and why?

<li>Did dinosaurs get blown away by hurricanes?

<li>Did some dinosaurs have self-sharpening teeth?

<li>Which dinosaur had the longest neck of any animal known?

<li>Did dinosaurs travel in herds?

<li>What dinosaurs are thought to have evolved into birds?

<li>Do dinosaur bones ever get “rearranged” after they are placed on display?

<li>Where and what is the Dinosaur Freeway?

From the earth’s beginnings through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods to today’s latest scientific discoveries and discovery-laden sites, The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book provides hundreds of intriguing dinosaur facts. With numerous photos and illustrations, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. It’s a perfect reference to help make sense of 65-million-year-old mysteries!</div>

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Publié par	Visible Ink Press
Date de parution	01 janvier 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781578592784
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	12 Mo

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THE HANDY DINOSAUR ANSWER BOOK
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currently known (and being debated) about these creatures Association
and their surroundings. It covers the latest, greatest findings,
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going on right now: Are birds really the descendants of wonders with a set of commonly
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—Midwest Book Reviewcaused their extinction? DINOSAUR
From the earth’s beginnings through the Triassic, Jurassic, and
Cretaceous periods and to today’s latest scientific theories Did dinosaurs get blown away
and discovery-laden sites, The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book
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About the Authors
Thomas Eugene Svarney and Patricia
BarnesSvarney have backgrounds in the physical
sciences. Svarney is currently a nonfiction writer
and researcher; Barnes-Svarney is a nonfiction
and science fiction/mystery writer. Research for
their books has led them to all corners of the
world—from Meteor Crater, Arizona, and
dinosaur digs in Colorado to naturalists studies
in Europe, and even weather research at the
South Pole.
Barnes-Svarney has written several books,
including the award-winning bestseller, New
York Public Library Science Desk Reference,
and Book-of-the-Month pick Asteroid: Earth Destroyer or New Frontier? She has
more than 350 article credits in such magazines as Popular Science, Air & Space,
and Weatherwise. Together, Svarney and Barnes-Svarney have co-authored many
adult science books, including four for Visible Ink’s “Handy Answer Book” series
(Dinosaurs, Oceans, Geology, and Math), as well as A Paranoid’s Ultimate Survival
Guide and Skies of Fury: Weather Weirdness around the World.handy dinosaur 2 FM 9/15/09 6:08 PM Page ii
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L.
The handy dinosaur answer book / Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E.
Svarney. — 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-57859-218-0
1. Dinosaurs—Miscellanea. I. Svarney, Thomas E. II. Title.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
Dinosaurs … General CretaceousFORMING FOSSILS … 1
Dinosaur Facts … Other Life in
In the Beginning … Beginnings of Life …
the Cretaceous
Geologic Time … Time Periods … First
Fossils … Dinosaur Fossils
DINOSAURS INSIDEEVOLUTION OF THE
AND OUT … 109DINOSAURS … 25
Growing Bones … Abnormal DinosaurDinosaur Ancestors … Dinosaurs First
Bones … Dinosaur Skin … Teeth and ClawsAppear
… Dinosaur Metabolism … Dinosaur Size
TRIASSIC PERIOD … 39
Continents during the Triassic Period …
DINOSAURTriassic Dinosaurs … Other Life during
BEHAVIOR … 137the Triassic
Eating Habits … Dinosaurs in Motion …
Dinosaur Babies … Mature Dinosaurs …
JURASSIC PERIOD … 57 Dinosaur Quirks
Important Jurassic Dinosaurs … Saurischian
Dinosaurs … Ornithischian Dinosaurs …
General Jurassic Dinosaur Facts … Other
THE ENDLife in the Jurassic
OF DINOSAURS … 165
The Cretaceous Extinction … Theories
CRETACEOUS PERIOD … 85 about Dinosaur Extinction … The
Important Cretaceous Dinosaurs … Impact Theory … Other Extinction
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DINOSAUR INTERNATIONAL
CONNECTIONS … 183 DINOSAUR
DISCOVERIES … 221Aftermath of Extinction … From Dinosaurs
to Birds … Dinosaurs All around Us … The Early Dinosaur History outside the United
Search for the Missing Link States … Dinosaur Discoveries … Famous
Paleontologists outside North America
DINOSAUR
DISCOVERIES IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT
NORTH AMERICA … 205 DINOSAURS … 241
Early Dinosaur History in the United States How to Find Dinosaur Bones … Digging Up
… Recent Discoveries in the United States Fossils … Putting Dinosaurs Together …
… Famous Paleontologists from North Learning Paleontology … Resources …
America Dinosaur Web Sites
INDEX 263
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Introduction
Ten years is a long time in science; there are so many discoveries and new
technologies that change and add to the overall scientific field. It’s no different in
paleontology—especially in the study of dinosaurs.
So now, for you, the dinosaur enthusiast, we present the new, colorful, and very
updated second edition of The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book. One of the best parts
of revising and updating a book is going through all the feedback we’ve heard/read
over the years. And there’s no doubt about it: this book seems to be a favorite of
dinosaur lovers from 6 to 96!
One of the reasons for this fascination with the great creatures has not changed
in 10 years: How in the world did something as big as a house—and sometimes
ferocious—roam Earth so many millions of years ago? Admittedly, the land has
changed over the past 65 million years since the dinosaurs died out, but just to
think that an Allosaurus or Gigantosaurus may have once stomped in your own
backyard never fails to send chills up our collective human spines.
There are other reasons for dinosaur enthusiasm, especially with so many
global discoveries made in the past decade: the discovery of fossilized dinosaur organs;
whole or parts of dinosaur eggs and nests; imprints of dinosaur blood vessels;
feather imprints galore; attempts to extract DNA from dinosaur remains; and large
caches of fossils in rock formations previously thought to be devoid of dinosaur
bones. There are also more and more large-boned dinosaur fossils that pop up every
year, keeping alive the “size competition” between the big carnivor