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Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Tyrant King
Av Peter L. Larson, Kenneth Carpenter
Inbunden, 2008
570 kr
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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. Nor has T. rex been ignored by the scientific community, as this new collection amply demonstrates. Scientists explore such questions as why …
Dinosaurs and Other Reptiles from the Mesozoic of Mexico
Av Héctor E. Rivera-Sylva, Kenneth Carpenter m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
565 kr
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This overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico synthesizes current information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. The book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, …
Horns and Beaks
Ceratopsian and Ornithopod Dinosaurs
E-bok, 2006
101 kr
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Horns and Beaks completes Ken Carpenter's series on the major dinosaur types. As with his volumes on armored, carnivorous, and sauropodomorph dinosaurs, this book collects original and new information, reflecting the latest discoveries and research on these two groups of animals. The Ornithopods …
Carnivorous Dinosaurs
Inbunden, 2005
570 kr
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The meat-eating dinosaurs, or Theropoda, include some of the fiercest predators that ever lived. Some of the group's members survive to this day—as birds. The theropod/bird connection has been explored in several recent works, but this book presents 17 papers on a variety of other topics. It is …
Thunder-Lizards
The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs
Av Virginia Tidwell, Kenneth Carpenter
Inbunden, 2005
683 kr
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The large, quadrupedal herbivores known as sauropods were widespread around the planet from the Jurassic to the end of the Cretaceous. With the longest necks and tails of all of the dinosaurs, some sauropods were 40 meters in length and weighed upwards of 100,000 kilograms, more than 20 tons. The …
Horns and Beaks
Ceratopsian and Ornithopod Dinosaurs
Inbunden, 2006
570 kr
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Horns and Beaks completes Ken Carpenter's series on the major dinosaur types. As with his volumes on armored, carnivorous, and sauropodomorph dinosaurs, this book collects original and new information, reflecting the latest discoveries and research on these two groups of animals. The Ornithopods …
Dinosaur Systematics
Approaches and Perspectives
Av Kenneth Carpenter, Philip J. Currie
Häftad, 1992
992 kr
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In recent years dinosaurs have captured the attention of the public at an unprecedented scale. At the heart of this resurgence in popular interest is an increased level of research activity, much of which is innovative in the field of palaeontology. For instance, whereas earlier palaeontological …
Protein and Energy
A Study of Changing Ideas in Nutrition
Inbunden, 1994
1128 kr
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This book reviews the long-standing debate over the relative merits of a high-protein versus a low-protein diet. When protein (or 'animal substance') was first discovered in vegetable foods it was hailed as the only true nutritional principle. Leibig, the leading German chemist of the …
Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
Av Kenneth Carpenter, Karl F. Hirsch m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
1090 kr
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In the last couple of decades the study of dinosaur eggs and babies has proved to be one of the most exciting and profitable areas of dinosaur research. This is the first book solely devoted to this topic and reviews, in scientific detail, our present state of knowledge about this exciting area of …
Acrocanthosaurus Inside and Out
Häftad, 2022
244 kr
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How can paleontologists know what a living dinosaur was like more than a hundred million years ago, particularly when only partial skeletons remain? Focusing on one large carnivorous dinosaur, Acrocanthosaurus (“high-spined lizard”), paleontologist Kenneth Carpenter explains the process, pairing …
Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends
Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change
Av Carrie Wilkens, Jeffrey Foote m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
228 kr
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A practical and evidence-based approach that focuses on family members and friends as positive, crucial instruments of change—you can help your loved one with addiction.When you have a loved one who is addicted to alcohol or drugs, their addiction impacts the whole family—emotionally, financially, …
Institutions of Reading
The Social Life of Libraries in the United States
Av Thomas Augst, Kenneth Carpenter
Häftad, 2007
409 kr
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Tracing the evolution of the library as a modern institution from the late eighteenth century to the digital era, this book explores the diverse practices by which Americans have shared reading matter for instruction, edification, and pleasure. Writing from a rich variety of perspectives, the …
