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Dig into dinosaurs! North America, 68,000,000 years ago: a T.rex stalks its prey. England, 200 years ago: Mary Anning unearths a strange fossilized skull. Right now: our ideas about dinosaurs are changing ... fast! This book introduces these ancient beasts in their natural habitats and follows paleontologists through history as they piece together the greatest mystery of all: what happened to the dinosaurs?--
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Examines a number of creatures considered to be "living fossils," meaning they do not look much or at all different today than did their ancient ancestors. Explores the characteristics, shapes, and life cycles of living fossils like the coelacanth fish, dragonflies, and horseshoe crabs.
9) Fossils
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Plants and animals from millions of years ago left behind fossils. Fossils can teach people about the past. They are also used for fuel. Discover why fossils are an important part of nature.
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"Fly with your favorite Angry Birds characters as they travel back in time on a zany search to find their eggs. Kids will be hooked on this wacky mystery as they analyze and observe the wonderful world of dinosaurs as they are building basic skills through fun and fascinating activities"--
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In 2012, a New York auction catalogue boasted an unusual offering: "a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton." In fact, Lot 49135 consisted of a nearly complete T. bataar, a close cousin to the most famous animal that ever lived. The fossils now on display in a Manhattan event space had been unearthed in Mongolia, more than 6,000 miles away. At eight-feet high and 24 feet long, the specimen was spectacular, and when the gavel sounded the winning bid was over...
12) Dinosaur bones
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Presents a poem about dinosaur bones with paper collage illustrations, and includes facts about dinosaurs on each page.
14) Dinosaur tracks
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Describes the fossilized remains of dinosaur tracks and what can be learned from them.
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"Blue-blooded crabs? Platypus that sting? One-hundred-year-old reptiles? Meet some of nature's longest-surviving species! Discover the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary history"--Provided by the publisher.
17) Jackpot
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Aldo Zalnick and his best friend Jack find a fossil in a neighborhood ditch and they thought it would make them rich and famous instantly--that is, until the grown-ups and their rules got involved.
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The year is 1876. Among the warring Indian tribes and lawless gold-rush towns of America's western territories, two paleontologists pillage the Wild West. They are hunting for dinosaur fossils, while surveilling, deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars. Into this treacherous territory plunges the arrogant and entitled Yale student William Johnson. Determined to survive a summer in the west to win...
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Martin introduces readers to the world of ichnology, the study of traces and trace fossils -- such as tracks, trails, burrows, nests, toothmarks, and other vestiges of behavior -- and how through these remarkable clues, help scientists explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs during the Mesozoic era.