Quest for the African Dinosaurs

Quest for the African Dinosaurs
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 1028
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ISBN-10 : 080186481X
ISBN-13 : 9780801864810
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Book Synopsis Quest for the African Dinosaurs by : Louis Jacobs

Download or read book Quest for the African Dinosaurs written by Louis Jacobs and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2000-08-28 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of one paleontologist's fossil digs in Africa, and his unexpected findings Winner of the Colbert Award for the best adult book about dinosaurs Winner of the Colbert Award for the best adult book about dinosaurs Louis Jacobs reopened paleontologists' eyes to the African continent when he uncovered a major fossil site in the hills of Malawi in the 1980s. During five digging seasons in Malawi and three in Cameroon, Jacobs found the remains of two meat-eating theropods, two herbivorous sauropods, an odd crocodile about the size of a Chihuahua, and rare early mammals. Now in paperback, Quest for the African Dinosaurs includes Jacobs' new introduction, which discusses recent developments in paleontological research in Africa.


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