Into the Dinosaurs' Graveyard : Canadian Digs and Discoveries

by SPALDING, DAVID

• ISBN13: 9780385257947
• ISBN10: 0385257945
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-06-20
• Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Summary

Since Confederation, evidence of some 50 classes of dinosaurs has been gathered in Canada. Many of these fossils came from the single most bountiful dinosaur site in the world, Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, which to date has yielded more than 250 skeletons of 36 species of dinosaurs, and has helped to establish Canada as the fourth-richest source of fossils in the world. An utterly absorbing account,Into the Dinosaurs' Graveyardtells the stories of the dinosaur hunters (a variety of mavericks and eccentrics), the important finds they've made in Canada and abroad, and the role they've played in establishing Canada's dinosaur heritage.

Author Biography

David Spalding's first dinosaur discovery was a <i>Lambeosaurus</i>, which he found in three separate packing cases in a museum basement. In 1967, he assumed the position of Head Curator of National History at the Provincial Museum of Alberta. There, he established a fossil program that went on to become the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, one of the world's largest fossil museums. David Spalding's books include<i> Dinosaur Hunters: A World-Wide History of Discovery</i>. He lives and works on Pender Island, British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Photo Sources	xi
Foreword	xiii
Buried Treasure	1	(21)
``The Most Important Field in Canada''	22	(24)
The Canadian Dinosaur Rush	46	(26)
Big Game of Other Days	72	(24)
``We Have to Have Support From the Public''	96	(18)
Dinosaur Renaissance	114	(26)
``The Crown Jewel of the Palaeontological Museums''	140	(17)
Canada's Dinosaurs	157	(28)
Dinosaur Life and Death	185	(25)
Cretaceous Park	210	(14)
Expeditions and Exhibitions	224	(22)
``How Clever We Are''	246	(23)
Support Your Local Dinosaurs	269	(18)
Glossary	287	(2)
Selected Sources	289	(7)
Index	296