fossils

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What the dinosaurs saw

animals living then and now
1998
Describes what the world was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and introduces many of the animals and plants in nature today that were also seen by the dinosaurs.

Discovering dinosaurs

1991
Describes some significant dinosaur discoveries and what scientists can learn from studying dinosaur fossils.

They lived with the dinosaurs

1999
Describes the various smaller prehistoric creatures that lived alongside the dinosaurs, including early crocodilians, shrewlike mammals, spiders, dragonflies, primitive frogs, and flying reptiles.

Fossils of the world

1994
A guide to plants, sea creatures, and animals that have turned to stone telling how they are formed, why they are found mostly in sedimentary rocks, and how scientists use them.

Digging up dinosaurs

1988
Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs, explaining how scientists find, preserve, and reassemble the giant dinosaur skeletons seen in museums.

Plant-eating dinosaurs

2007
Full-color illustrations describe a number of plant-eating dinosaurs including the Triceratops, Brachiosaurus, and Stegosaurus; and explains how they lived.

SuperCroc

Paul Sereno's dinosaur eater
2007
Follows paleontologist Paul Sereno as he unearths the fossil remains of a giant crocodile in the African country of Niger; and contains facts about how this giant animal lived during prehistoric times.

Fossils tell of long ago

1990
Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past.

Buster's dino dilemma

1998
On a class trip to Rainbow Rock State Park, Arthur and Buster uncover a rare fossil but have second thoughts about sharing their discovery with the park's paleontologists.

Paleo bugs

survival of the creepiest
2008
Contains illustrations and descriptions of selected prehistoric insects, based on fossil evidence, and looks at their modern-day counterparts.

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