Desert Dinosaurs Discovering Prehistoric Sites in the American Southwest

by Fredericks, Anthony D.

• ISBN13: 9780881509984
• ISBN10: 0881509981
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-04
• Publisher: Countryman Press

Summary

Desert Dinosaurs is one of the few books to combine literary adventure with the possibility of hands-on discovery. Its focus is on a non-scientist's discoveries about the dinosaurs that frequented Arizona and New Mexico's prehistoric lands, and it offers readers the encouragement and provides them the opportunity to make their own discoveries at those sites where they can actively participate.This sourcebook for scientific discovery is stuffed full of incredible facts and compelling data. Desert Dinosaurs offers readers insights, observations, and spirited examinations of the natural world.

Author Biography

Anthony D. Fredericks is the author of some 130 books and more than 400 articles. He has been an educator for 40 years and has worked with students of all ages, from elementary school through college. Fredericks currently teaches at York College in York, PA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: "Dinosaurs In the desert? No way!"	p. 10
What You Need to Know
Your Southwestern Course Schedule	p. 18
Geography	p. 20
Archaeology	p. 26
History	p. 30
Biology	p. 36
Climatology	p. 38
Your Southwestern Visitor's Guide	p. 44
A Southwestern State of Mind	p. 47
Getting There	p. 50
Getting Around	p. 53
When to Come	p. 54
What to Bring	p. 56
Not to Be Missed	p. 58
A Few Interesting Facts	p. 64
Helpful Information	p. 66
Prehistoric Stuff
Southwestern Paleontology (A Very Short Course)	p. 68
Zuniceratops, Dilophosaurus, and Other Southwestern Beasts	p. 84
Triassic Dinosaur	p. 85
Jurassic Dinosaurs	p. 89
Cretaceous Dinosaurs	p. 95
Dinosaurs by State	p. 104
Arizona	p. 105
New Mexico	p. 106
On the Road
Tours, Trips, and Travels	p. 110
Itineraries	p. 110
Prehistoric Etiquette	p. 120
"Terrible Lizards" & Kids (The two aren't synonymous-they're just friends)	p. 123
New Mexico
The Day I Met the "Bisti Beast" in Albuquerque	p. 125
In Old Tucumcari	p. 143
Footprints in Time	p. 151
Of Symbols and Coelophysis	p. 161
Arizona
"Your Place for Dinosaurs …"	p. 175
Makin' Tracks	p. 188
Painted and Petrified Perspectives	p. 202
Of Names and Sonorasaurus	p. 214
Conclusion: The Dinosaur on My Desk	p. 229
Selected Reading	p. 231
Acknowledgments	p. 234
Contact Me	p. 236
Index	p. 237
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