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Author : Dennis R. Dean
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521420482
This is a scholarly yet accessible 1999 biography of a pioneering dinosaur hunter and scholar.
Author : Deborah Cadbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Dinosaurs
ISBN : OCLC:631971047
Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry but Richard Owen, patronised by royalty and the government, scooped the credit for the discovery of the dinosaurs. Thus begin the bitter feud between these nineteenth century scientists. Their struggle was to create a new science that would change man's perception of his place in the universe.
Author : E. M. R. Critchley
Publisher : Amberley Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1848689470
A fascinating biography of one of the key figures in the early study of dinosaurs.
Author : Gideon Algernon Mantell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Geology
ISBN : NYPL:33433090755376
Author : Pascal Godefroit
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253005700
In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar to a kangaroo, and later with its tail off the ground like the dinosaur we know of today. Focusing on the Bernissant discoveries, this book presents the latest research on Iguanodon and other denizens of the Cretaceous ecosystems of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Pascal Godefroit and contributors consider the Bernissart locality itself and the new research programs that are underway there. The book also presents a systematic revision of Iguanodon; new material from Spain, Romania, China, and Kazakhstan; studies of other Early Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems; and examinations of Cretaceous vertebrate faunas.
Author : Dennis R. Dean
Publisher : Academic Resources Corp
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015041997233
Biographical & bibliographical data tracing the life & career of the pioneering paleontologist Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852).
Author : Ian Lendler
Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534427006
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 An Orbis Picture Recommended Title “An outstanding case study in how science is actually done: funny, nuanced, and perceptive.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Join early scientists as they piece together one of humanity’s greatest puzzles—the fossilized bones of the first dinosaur! Dinosaurs existed. That’s a fact we accept today. But not so long ago, the concept that these giant creatures could have roamed Earth millions of years before humans was unfathomable. People thought what we know as dinosaur bones were the bones of giant humans. Of large elephants. Of angels, even. So, how did we get from angel wings to the T-Rex? The First Dinosaur tells the story of the idea of dinosaurs, and the chain of fossil discoveries and advances in science that led to that idea. Be prepared to meet eccentric men and overlooked women who uncovered the pieces to a puzzle so much bigger than themselves, a puzzle far stranger and more spectacular than they could have ever imagined.
Author : Edmund Critchley
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781445620350
A fascinating biography of one of the key figures in the early study of dinosaurs.
Author : Gideon Algernon Mantell,Thomas Rupert Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Geology
ISBN : GENT:900000001070
Author : Deborah Cadbury
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780007388943
The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.
Author : Brooke Hartzog
Publisher : PowerKids Press
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0823953254
Tells how two amateur paleontologists, an English doctor and his wife, found a fossilized tooth that led to the discovery of a large species of dinosaurs known as Iguanodons.
Author : Donald R. Prothero
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231546461
Today, any kid can rattle off the names of dozens of dinosaurs. But it took centuries of scientific effort—and a lot of luck—to discover and establish the diversity of dinosaur species we now know. How did we learn that Triceratops had three horns? Why don’t many paleontologists consider Brontosaurus a valid species? What convinced scientists that modern birds are relatives of ancient Velociraptor? In The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero tells the fascinating stories behind the most important fossil finds and the intrepid researchers who unearthed them. In twenty-five vivid vignettes, he weaves together dramatic tales of dinosaur discoveries with what modern science now knows about the species to which they belong. Prothero takes us from eighteenth-century sightings of colossal bones taken for biblical giants through recent discoveries of enormous predators even larger than Tyrannosaurus. He recounts the escapades of the larger-than-life personalities who made modern paleontology, including scientific rivalries like the nineteenth-century “Bone Wars.” Prothero also details how to draw the boundaries between species and explores debates such as whether dinosaurs had feathers, explaining the findings that settled them or keep them going. Throughout, he offers a clear and rigorous look at what paleontologists consider sound interpretation of evidence. An essential read for any dinosaur lover, this book teaches us to see an ancient world ruled by giant majestic creatures anew.
Author : Gideon Algernon Mantell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Paleontology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105116273629
Author : David Norman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192515643
Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures and their popularity seems never ending, fuelled 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 fossilised 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 discovered and interpreted, and how our understanding of them has changed over the past 200 years. He looks at some of the amazing discoveries that have enabled us to gain new and unexpected insights into dinosaurs as animals with natural histories and behaviours, and considers some of the biggest questions in dinosaur biology, such as the implications of them having warm blood. Norman also shows how research upon dinosaurs has been enriched, particularly in recent decades, by technological break-throughs, which complement the informed speculation and luck which have played a part in many of the major discoveries. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : David Norman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192515643
Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures and their popularity seems never ending, fuelled 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 fossilised 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 discovered and interpreted, and how our understanding of them has changed over the past 200 years. He looks at some of the amazing discoveries that have enabled us to gain new and unexpected insights into dinosaurs as animals with natural histories and behaviours, and considers some of the biggest questions in dinosaur biology, such as the implications of them having warm blood. Norman also shows how research upon dinosaurs has been enriched, particularly in recent decades, by technological break-throughs, which complement the informed speculation and luck which have played a part in many of the major discoveries. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.