Peter L. Larson, Kenneth Carpenter

Gebundenes Buch

Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant King

Beschreibung

With its massive head, enormous jaws, and formidable teeth, Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the young person's favorite creepy carnivore in the Mesozoic zoo. This collection explores such questions as why T rexhad such small forelimbs; how the dinosaur moved; and, what bone pathologies tell us about life in the Cretaceous.

Autor

Peter Larson is founder and president of the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in Hill City, South Dakota, whose staff was responsible for excavating the T. rex known as "Stan." He lives in Hill City, South Dakota. Kenneth Carpenter is the dinosaur paleontologist for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. He is author of Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs (IUP, 2000) and editor of The Carnivorous Dinosaurs (IUP, 2005) and The Armored Dinosaurs (IUP, 2001). He lives in Aurora, Colorado.

Produktdetails

• Life of the Past
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1246g
• ISBN-13: 9780253350879
• ISBN-10: 0253350875
• Artikelnr.: 23365581