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Presents a photographic introduction to dinosaurs, explaining what they are, tracing the history of dinosaur discovery, and discussing the physical characteristics and behaviors of dinosaurs.

Explore the origins of life on earth, from the first algae to the first humans; why life began in the sea, not on land; why dinosaurs ruled the earth for millions of years and then disappeared; and how mammals--and then humans--took over.

Presents alphabetical, illustrated entries covering geological periods, paleontological areas, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and the rise of man.

Presents a poem about dinosaur bones with paper collage illustrations, and includes facts about dinosaurs on each page.

"In just the past twenty years, we have learned more about dinosaurs than we did in the previous two centuries. This book describes the extraordinary advances in palaeontology that are beginning to solve many of the mysteries surrounding these marvelous prehistoric creatures, from their ways of communicating to their mating habits, the color of their skin, their migration patterns and extinction. How did dinosaurs rear their young? What did they eat?...

Describes dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods.

Jeff must learn patience when he accompanies his uncle on an expedition to hunt for dinosaur fossils in the Sahara Desert. Based on the real discovery of Afrovenator by Paul Sereno in 1993.

This book explores the third and longest period in the "age of dinosaurs," when more species of dinosaurs lived than ever before, the earth itself drastically changed, and mass extinction began.

Describes some of the newly discovered dinosaurs and what paleontologists have learned about these prehistoric creatures in recent years.