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Dinosaurs of Italy (Life of the Past)

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It's only been in the past decade that science has discovered there ever was a presence of dinosaurs in Italy, kicked off primarily by the amazing find of Scipionyx, the interesting little dinosaur fossil that appears to even include soft tissue (internal organs) preservation. But now, as this book shows, a number of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animal fossils have also been discovered within the boundaries of the "giant boot." From dinosaur footprints, the Trieste hadrosaurs and the recently found carnivore "saltriosaur" to marine reptiles and pterosaurs such as the large shastasaurid ichthyosaur Besanosaurus and ancient flying Eudimorphodon, Italy is becoming a virtual cornucopia of newly named prehistoric animals. It also turns out that evidence of an incredible planetary catastrophe exists in the Italian town of Umbria that sheds light on the disappearance of the dinosaurs. This interesting book includes fossil photographs and numerous illustrations. The author is head of the Laboratory of Paleonotlogy at the Museum of Natural History in Milan.