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Paperback / softback. New. The horned dinosaurs, a group of rhinoceros-like creatures that lived 100 to 65 million years ago, included one of the greatest and most popular dinosaurs studied today: Triceratops. Noted for his flamboyant appearance--marked by a striking array of horns over the nose and eyes, a long bony frill at the back of the head, and an assortment of lumps and bumps for attracting females--this herbivore displayed remarkable strength in its ability to fight off Tyrannosaurus rex. It was also among the last dinosaurs to walk the earth. In telling us about Triceratops and its relatives, the Ceratopsia, Peter Dodson here re-creates the sense of adventure enjoyed by so many scientists who have studied them since their discovery in the mid-nineteenth century. From the badlands of the Red Deer River in Alberta to the Gobi Desert, Dodson pieces together fossil evidence to describe the ceratopsians themselves--their anatomy, biology, and geography--and he evokes the human dimension of their…
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The Horned Dinosaurs: A Natural History Paperback - 2017
by Peter Dodson
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"Through humor and careful observation, Dodson relishes the opportunity to expose the reader to much of what he has experienced as a paleontologist and professor."--Mark Goodwin, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley
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- Title The Horned Dinosaurs: A Natural History
- Author Peter Dodson
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 360
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2017-03-21
- ISBN 9780691605869 / 0691605866
- Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.77 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.96 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 567.9
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