Examines the possible causes of the catastrophe that killed hundreds of Coelophysis dinosaurs 225 million years ago, exploring such possible scenarios as a huge flood, a volcano, and an asteroid."
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Grade 4-6. What catastrophe caused hundreds of small dinosaurs to perish 225 million years ago? Hypotheses are carefully considered and illustrated in this analytical look at how scientists explore the past.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Hundreds of dog-size, meat-eating dinosaurs suddenly perished 225 million years ago. Half a century ago, the bones of these Coelophysis (SEEL-oh-FIE-sis) were dug up in what is now Ghost Ranch, NM. Why did they die all at once? This charming storybook walks readers 7 to 11 through different answers--volcano? asteroid? poisoned water? mud? flood?--and teaches en route how science evaluates hypotheses.
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This review is from: Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery of Coelophysis (Hardcover)
Gillette and Henderson have produced a brilliant introduction to the scientific process of understanding fossil remains and what they tell us about life (and death) in the Age of Dinosaurs. Gillette's text cleverly leads the reader on a journey of discovery and hypothesis ably elucidated by Douglas Henderson's inspired illustrations - So gorgeously rendered are these illustrations that the Ceolophysis seem to move...
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THERE IS A SAVING that the place called Ghost Ranch in New Mexico got its name because each night after dark, its fossils come out of the ground to play. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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THERE IS A SAVING that the place called Ghost Ranch in New Mexico got its name because each night after dark, its fossils come out of the ground to play. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ghost Ranch, American Museum of Natural History, New Mexico New!
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- Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen on page 90, and Back Matter
- How Is My Fourth Grader Doing in School?: What to Expect and How to Help by Jennifer Richard Jacobson on page 69
- Dinosaur Dig (History--Hands On) by Dana McMillan on page 32
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