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Paleontology is one of the most intriguing careers for those who have a passion for prehistoric life or just dinosaurs! While we get to see the fruits of a successful excavation at museums, it s extremely challenging to locate fossils, unearth them, and identify the remains. In this remarkable book, future fossil hunters will discover how paleontologists do what they do and learn about opportunities for getting started early on this awesome profession....
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[2004]
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English
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Eccentric Professor Fossilworth teaches what kinds of dinosaurs lived and what they looked like, what animals in our world today are direct descendants of the dinosaur, and how fossils give today's paleontologists a look at the earth millions of years ago.
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Reading rainbow volume 6
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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Introduces readers to many types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossils. Other segments: The mysteries of dinosaurs: LeVar buries a time capsule and relates this activity to what we find now when we look at dinosaurs from the past ; What makes a dinosaur?: dino-history poem with visuals of present day animals who are related to dinosaurs ; Let's dig up fossils:...
29) Fossils
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"Engaging images accompany information about fossils. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
31) Rocks & fossils
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2008.
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English
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Discusses the composition of rocks, and how they are used to provide vital resources, and then turns to the study of fossils and what they tell us about the mysteries of prehistoric life.
35) Marine fossils
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2017.
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English
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"What lurked in Earth's oceans millions of years ago? This volume introduces readers to amazing marine fossils that have been found in oceans, creeks, lakes, and other areas that were once underwater. Readers will examine the fossils of ancient trilobites and other marine animals, as well as marine plants. They'll learn to think like a paleontologist as they discover the remains of prehistoric fish and marine dinosaurs. Color photographs, diagrams,...
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(James Anthony),Dino Dana dino field guide volume Volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Did you know that the brachiosaurus was the tallest dinosaur that we know of today? That the kosmoceratops had fifteen horns and hooks on its head? That the spinosaurus is the only known dinosaur to spend most of its time swimming? Discover this and much more in Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide. Inside you'll find: colorful dino pictures ; fascinating scientific facts ; dino experiments ; field notes about all your favorite dinosaurs!
37) Fossils
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2009.
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English
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Explains the significance of dinosaur fossils and the work of paleontologists.
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Rocks, ice, and snow. That is all Dr. William Hammer and his crew can see when they look at the land around them on Earth's coldest continent. But on top of a mountain, the scientists discover a 190-million-year-old fossil. It is the remains of the first dinosaur found on mainland Antarctica. Learn more about the hunt for fossils in Antarctica and what life might have been like there millions of years ago.
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FunJungle volume 6
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English
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The local police prove unhelpful when a 500-pound dinosaur skull vanishes from a secret excavation on Sage's family's ranch, so Teddy and his friends conduct their own investigation.
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