Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs

Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs

Author: Ann Bausum

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780439309257

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A biography of the great explorer-adventurer, who discovered huge finds of dinosaur bones in Mongolia, pioneered modern paleontology field research, and became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.


Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs

Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs

Author: Max McCoy

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780553561937

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Searching through Outer Mongolia for the missing Professor Angus Starbuck, who discovered a dinosaur bone of modern-day origins, Indiana Jones confronts the region's fiercest warlord and learns of a living triceratops--Novelist.


Fossil by Fossil

Fossil by Fossil

Author: Sara Levine

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1467794899

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What kind of dinosaur had a bony ridge that rose up from the back of its skull and three horns poking up from the front? A triceratops! This lively picture book will keep readers guessing as they find out what they might look like if they were a variety of different dinosaur species. Full color.


Dragon Hunter

Dragon Hunter

Author: Charles Gallenkamp

Publisher: Penguin Group

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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The first full-blown account of Roy Chapman Andrews, a gun-toting, snake-hating fossil exploring scientist who discovered the velociraptor. Fighting sandstorms and bandits, political intrigue and civil wars, Andrews' search for dinosaurs is cloaked in a sweeping historical narrative.16 pp. photos.


Under a Lucky Star - A Lifetime of Adventure

Under a Lucky Star - A Lifetime of Adventure

Author: Roy Chapman Andrews

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1447488091

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Under a Lucky Star is the autobiography—the lifetime of adventure—of the explorer and archaeologist Roy Chapman Andrews. Adored by the public and pursued by the press, Andrews came as close to superstar status in the 1920s as any explorer of the twentieth century. Much of Under a Lucky Star focuses on his grandest adventure, the Central Asiatic Expeditions, a series of five daring journeys into uncharted expanses of the Gobi Desert that produced a previously unknown treasure-trove of dinosaur remains. The Gobi region explored by Andrews and his team of scientists proved to be one of the most fruitful sites on earth for late dinosaurs and it continues to yield extraordinary paleontological discoveries.


Dinosaur Eggs and Babies

Dinosaur Eggs and Babies

Author: Kenneth Carpenter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-01-26

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9780521567237

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In the last two decades the study of dinosaur eggs and babies has proved a very profitable area of dinosaur research. This book is solely devoted to this topic and reviews our present state of knowledge in this area of paleontology.


Geomythology

Geomythology

Author: Timothy J. Burbery

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-05-25

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1000407772

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Gold-guarding griffins, Cyclopes, killer lakes, man-eating birds, and "fire devils" from the sky—such wonders have long been dismissed as fictional. Now, thanks to the richly interdisciplinary field of geomythology, researchers are taking a second look. It turns out that these and similar tales, which originated in pre-literate societies, contain surprisingly accurate, pre-scientific intuitions about startling or catastrophic earth-based phenomena such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the unearthing of bizarre animal bones. Geomythology: How Common Stories Reflect Earth Events provides an accessible, engaging overview of this hybrid discipline. The introductory chapter surveys geomythology’s remarkable history and its core concepts, while the second and third chapters analyze the geomythical resonances of universal earth tales about dragons and giants. Chapter 4 narrows the focus to regional stories and discusses the ways these and other myths have influenced legends about griffins, Cyclopes, and other iconic creatures. The final chapter considers future avenues of research in geomythology, including geohazard management, geomythology databases, geomythical "cold cases," and ways the discipline might eventually set, rather than merely support, research agendas in science. Thus, the book constitutes a valuable asset for scientists and lay readers alike, particularly in a time of growing interest in monsters, massive climate change, and natural disasters.


The Griffin and the Dinosaur

The Griffin and the Dinosaur

Author: Marc Aronson

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1426311087

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Follow along as research scientist Adrienne Mayor searches for the origins of the mythical griffin - could such a creature be based in reality? While studying the classics in Greece, Adrienne came across accounts of an ancient creature, sometimes called bird-monster, griffin, or minotaur. Adrienne travels from Greece to the Gobi Desert in search of where an ancient race of fair-haired and pale nomadic horsemen called the Scythians hid their gold - gold that was rumored to be guarded by griffins.


Dinosaurs, Spitfires, and Sea Dragons

Dinosaurs, Spitfires, and Sea Dragons

Author: Christopher McGowan

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780674207707

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McGowan attempts to solve some of the enduring mysteries about dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles, making fascinating comparisons between living and extinct animals, and drawing on science and engineering concepts to explain the similarities between the aerodynamics of pteradons and Spitfire planes. Illustrations.