Bigger Than Tyrannosaurus Rex

Download or read book Bigger Than Tyrannosaurus Rex written by Don Lessem and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1993, a giant bone was discovered by an amateur fossil hunter in the badlands of central Argentina. The two paleontologists who were summoned to the site thought it was the thigh of a plant-eating dinosaur, but further examination showed it to be the shin of a previously unknown species of predatory dinosaur. "Bigger Than T-Rex is an account of the excavation of the fossil and the subsequent reconstruction of a dinosaur thought to have been bigger, heavier, and fiercer than the reigning "king" of the meat-eaters, "Tyrannosaurus rex. In clear, easy-to-follow language, dinosaur expert Don Lessem explains how the scientists drew conclusions about the size and habits of the new species, how they came to give it its name-"Giganotosaurus-and how it compared to other dinosaurs. Illustrated with color photographs of the excavation and meticulously painted reconstructions of "Giganotosaurus and other species, here is up-to-the-minute news about dinosaur discoveries for dinophiles of all ages.