Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs恐龙灭绝的秘密

出版时间：2008-1  作者：Phillip Manning  页数：316  

内容概要

Many of us have seen dinosaur bones and skeletons, maybe even dinosaur eggs...but what did those fearsome animals really look like in the flesh? Soft-tissue fossils give tantalizing clues about the appearance and physiology of the ancient animals. In this exciting book, paleontologist Phillip Manning presents the most astonishing dinosaur fossil excavations of the past 100 years—including the recent discovery of a remarkably intact dinosaur mummy in the Badlands of North Dakota. 　　Bone structure is just the beginning of our knowledge today, thanks to amazing digs like these. Drawing on new breakthroughs and cutting-edge techniques of analysis, Dr. Manning takes us on a thrilling, globe-spanning tour of dinosaur mummy finds—from the first such excavation in 1908 to a baby dinosaur unearthed in 1980, from a dino with a heart in South Dakota to titanosaur embryos in Argentina. And he discusses his own groundbreaking analysis of "Dakota," discovered by Tyler Lyson. 　　Using state-of-the-art technology to scan and analyse this remarkable discovery, National Geographic and Dr. Manning create an incredibly lifelike portrait of Dakota. The knowledge to be gained from this exceedingly rare find, and those that came before it, will intrigue dinosaur-loving readers of all ages.

书籍目录

CHAPTER ONE  Death of a Dinosaur  CHAPTER TWO  Old Fossils and New Tails  CHAPTER THREE  Mummy  CHAPTER FOUR  Dinosaur Mummies  CHAPTER FIVE  Manchester in the Badlands  CHAPTER SIX  Preparing the Campaign  CHAPTER SEVEN  Excavating a Past World  CHAPTER EIGHT  The Chemistry of Death  CHAPTER NINE  Space Shuttles, Airplanes and Dinosaurs  CHAPTER TEN  The Delicate Molecule of Life  CHAPTER ELEVEN  Reconstructing Dinosaurs  CHAPTER TWELVE  Making Dinosaurs Walk  Epilogue