Dinosaur Country describes the geological events that created the lush coastal plains of the Late Cretaceous and details the fascinating array of dinosaurs that populated them 75 million years ago. Meltwaters at the end of the Ice Age carved out the badlands to expose the fossils. Excavations began in the early 1900s with the Great Canadian Dinosaur Rush. Teams fielded by the American Museum of Natural History and the Geological Survey of Canada were the main players in the race to unearth the biggest and best specimens. Today, scientists at the Royal Tyrrell Museum carry on where the early bone hunters left off.
Dinosaur Country outlines current debates -- about how these giant beasts lived, about the mass extinction that brought the Age of Dinosaurs to a close, and about the growing belief that the dinosaurs escaped extinction by evolving into birds.
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Written with infectious enthusiasm and a scholar's understanding of the complexities of nature, Dinosaur Country will be a welcome addition to any library. (Marylynne Stumpf, English Department, Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, Red Deer, Alberta).
The magic of the badlands and the fascinating history of the dinosaurs and their "hunters" are captured in an up-to-date treatment which is a joy to read. (Ian A. Campbell, Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta).
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