Dinosaur Impressions: Postcards from a Paleontologist

by Philippe Taquet , Translated by Kevin Padian

• ISBN13: 9780521583725
• ISBN10: 0521583721
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Dinosaur Impressions is the engaging account of thirty years of travel and paleontological exploration by Philippe Taquet, one of the world's most noted paleontologists. Dr Taquet takes the reader on a surprisingly far-flung tour ranging from the Provence countryside to the Niger desert, from the Brazilian bush to the Mongolian Steppes, and from the Laos jungle to the Moroccan mountains in search of dinosaur bones and what they have to tell us about a vanished world. With wry humor and lively anecdotes, Dr Taquet retraces the history of paleontological research along the way discussing the latest theories of dinosaur existence and extinction. Dinosaur Impressions provides a unique, thoughtful perspective not often encountered in English-speaking works. This insightful, first-hand account of an exceptional career is also a travelogue par excellence that will enthrall enthusiasts and general readers alike.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface	vii	(2)
Preface	ix	(2)
Acknowledgments	xi
1 Gadoufaoua: In the Sands of the Tenere	1	(24)
2 The Ouranosaurus; or, How to Bring a Dinosaur Back to Life	25	(28)
3 Tracking the Dinosaurs	53	(20)
4 Many Crocodiles, One Continent	73	(22)
5 In Morocco with the Giants of the Atlas	95	(28)
6 In the Steppes of Central Asia	123	(24)
7 A Bone Hunter in Laos	147	(22)
8 Across Europe with the Dinosaurs	169	(32)
9 The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurian Empire	201	(18)
Afterword	219	(8)
Philippe Taquet
Kevin Padian
Bibliography	227	(11)
Index	238