Dinosaur Digs

by Quigley, Mary

• ISBN13: 9781403459961
• ISBN10: 1403459967
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree

Summary

More than 200 million years ago, giant reptiles began to roam the Earth. For millions of years many new and interesting species developed, from tiny Compsognathus to terrifying Tyrannosaurus - and then they all disappeared. Paleontologists working all over the world have revealed many of the dinosaurs' secrets, including what they looked like, what they ate, and how they lived. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Three periods	p. 5
The Basics of Paleontology	p. 8
Early fossil finds	p. 8
The work of a paleontologist	p. 11
Types of Dinosaurs	p. 14
Dinosaur groupings	p. 14
Fossil Evidence	p. 18
Learning from fossils	p. 20
Dinosaur Communities	p. 26
Dinosaur families	p. 26
Group living	p. 28
Adaptations and Special Features	p. 30
Defensive features	p. 30
Adapting for survival	p. 32
Tracks	p. 34
Learning from tracks	p. 36
Putting It All Together	p. 38
Analyzing fossils	p. 38
The extinction mystery	p. 40
Paleontology Today	p. 42
Timeline	p. 44
Timeline of Paleontology	p. 45
Glossary	p. 46
Further Reading and Field Trips	p. 47
Index	p. 48
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