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Walking on Eggs : The Astonishing Discovery of Thousands of Dinosaur Eggs in the Badlands of Patagonia by Lowell Dingus and Luis Chiappe (2001, Hardcover)

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PublisherScribner
ISBN-100743212118
ISBN-139780743212113
eBay Product ID (ePID)1897448

Product Key Features

Book TitleWalking on Eggs : The Astonishing Discovery of Thousands of Dinosaur Eggs in the Badlands of Patagonia
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicPaleontology, Fossils
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science
AuthorLowell Dingus, Luis Chiappe
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.3 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-020280
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal567.9/0982/72
Table Of ContentContents List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Moment of Discovery Patagonia: A Faraway Land Full of Fossils What Were We Searching For and How Did We Decide Where to Look? The Scene of an Ancient Catastrophe: Auca Mahuevo Compiling a List of Possible Victims: A Brief History of Dinosaurs Dinosaur Eggs: Evolutionary Time Capsules Finding Evidence in the Eggs at Our Forensic Labs: Dinosaur Embryos and Embryonic Skin -- the Rarest of All Dinosaur Fossils Establishing the Time of Death: Evidence from Clocks in the Rocks Establishing the Cause of Death: Uncovering Clues in the Rocks Our Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Is Auca Mahuevo the Real Jurassic Park? Our Return to the Scene of the Catastrophe: The 1999 Expedition Was the Nesting Site Used More than Once? Discovering New Egg Layers Were Giant Dinosaurs Gregarious? Our Nests of Eggs and Other Evidence An Awesome Predator: Discovering a Skeleton of the Sauropods' Adversary The Y2K Expedition Epilogue: A Threatened Window on the Ancient PastFurther ReadingIndex
LC Classification NumberQE861.6.E35C48 2001