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Seismosaurus :The Earth Shaker

4.00 ( 10 Ratings by Goodreads)
Seismosaurus

Seismosaurus :The Earth Shaker

4.00 (10 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Published: 16 August, 1994
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This scientific detective story is the first book which explains clearly the science used by paleontologists, and the new, cutting-edge techniques that led to the discovery of Seismosaurus, the longest dinosaur yet known--and possibly the largest land animal to have ever lived. Gillette's first-person account of the project answers the most frequently asked questions about Seismosaurus: How was it discovered? How do we know it is a new species? How did it die? Part catalogue of the workings of paleontological science in the 1990s, the book also illustrates the exciting collaboration between Gillette, the chemists and physicists who helped to reconstruct Seismosaurus.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780231078740
ISBN10 0231078749
Number Of Pages 205
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Columbia University Press
Format hardback
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Here is a work destined to be of great historical importance in the field of paleontology...There have been no comparably detailed exegeses on the history of a single excavation. Earth Sciences History

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Author's Bio

David D. Gillette, Ph.D., is the coeditor of Dinosaur Tracks and Traces and coauthor of Glyptodonts of North America.Mark Hallett is a well-known illustrator of prehistoric animals and their environments. His work has graced the pages of Life, Smithsonian, and Natural History and has been featured in internationally televised programs.

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