Dinosaurs of the East Coast (Hardcover)

~ Professor David B. Weishampel (Author), Professor Luther Young (Author)

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The East Coast, the cradle of American dinosaur paleontology, has a fossil record rich and significant both historically and scientifically. Weishampel, associate professor of cell biology and anatomy at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Young, senior science writer at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, have written a comprehensive guide to eastern dinosaurs. They review 200 years of fossil-hunting and point out that most sites have been exposed by human activities at quarries, tunnels, canals and building and bridge foundations. From the fossil record, we learn that dinosaurs appeared in the early Jurassic (208 million years ago); after a 50-million-year gap, they reappeared in the Cretaceous (145-65 million years ago). The authors describe each species and its location; sites range from South Carolina to Nova Scotia, with New Jersey and Maryland the most productive. Since the 1960s, scientific collecting has revived on the East Coast, and the authors offer advice on where to look for fossils. This makes an admirable textbook for readers seriously interested in dinosaurs. Illustrations.
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Paleontologist Weishampel provides a survey of East Coast dinosaur findings and their importance in recreating the fossil records of dinosaurs in the region. Over a hundred photos and drawings accompany a rich history of dinosaur discoveries which charts a range of important new facts. -- Midwest Book Review

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (May 29, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801852161
• ISBN-13: 978-0801852169
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
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