Description |
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. |
Series |
DK eyewitness |
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DK eyewitness books.
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Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Contents: Age of dinosaurs -- Different designs -- Triassic times -- Jurassic times -- Cretaceous times -- The end of an era -- How do we know? -- The first fossil finds -- Little and large -- Evolution -- Heads and brains -- Horns and crests -- Senses -- Meat-eaters -- Plant-eaters -- Long and short necks -- The backbone story -- All about tails -- Terrifying tails -- Plates and sails -- Arms and hands -- Claws and their uses -- Legs and feet -- Ancient footprints -- Tough skins -- Feathers -- Eggs and young -- Finding fossils -- Rebuilding a dinosaur -- Classifying dinosaurs -- Discovery timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary. |
Summary |
Discusses the environment in which dinosaurs lived, the characteristics of different types of dinosaurs, the disappearance of these creatures, and how scientists learn from their fossil remains. |
Audience |
Middle school. DK Publishing |
Subject |
Dinosaurs -- Juvenile literature.
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Added Title |
Eyewitness dinosaur |
ISBN |
9780744039078 |
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074403907X |
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