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Why dinosaurs matter / Kenneth Lacovara ; illustrations by Mike Lemanski.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : TED Books, Simon & Schuster, [2017]Copyright date: �2017Edition: First TED Books hardcover editionDescription: 169 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781501120107
  • 1501120107
Subject(s): 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.
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"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.

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