Why dinosaurs matter

Lacovara, Kenneth (author.). Lemanski, Mike, 1986- (illustrator.).

Summary: "What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth. By tapping into the ubiquitous wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Lacovara weaves together the stories of our geological awakening, of humanity's epic struggle to understand the nature of deep time, the meaning of fossils, and our own place on the vast and bountiful tree of life."--Amazon.com.

Item details

ISBN: 1501120107
ISBN: 9781501120107
Physical Description: print
169 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Edition: First TED Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : TED Books, Simon & Schuster, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169).
Formatted Contents Note:	In defense of dinosaurs -- Is a penguin a dinosaur? -- Walking Museum of Natural History -- Fossils underfoot -- Deep time -- Thunderclaps -- Making sense of monsters -- The King -- Champions -- Dreadnoughtus -- Dinosaur apocalypse -- Why dinosaurs matter.