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Barnum Brown [[electronic resource] ] : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex / / Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell
| Barnum Brown [[electronic resource] ] : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex / / Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell |
| Autore | Dingus Lowell |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
560.92
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NorellMark |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleontologists - United States
Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
american scientists barnum brown biographical dinosaur species dinosaurs famous discoveries famous scientists field notes fossil hunters fossils historical account legendary figures letters natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil paleontologist science historians science history scientific discoveries scientific expeditions scientists tyrannosaurus rex united states us government western frontier |
| ISBN |
1-282-55614-2
9786612556142 0-520-94552-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue. The Mindset of Barnum Brown -- One. Child of the Frontier (1873-1889) -- Two. Student . . . of Sorts (1889 - 1896) -- Three. Apprentice Extraordinaire (1896 - 1898) -- Four. To Land's End: Patagonia (1898 - 1900) -- Five. To the Depths of Hell Creek (1900 - 1903) -- Six. Love (1903 - 1906) -- Seven. Loss (1906 - 1910) -- Eight. The Canadian Dinosaur Bone Rush (1910 - 1916) -- Nine. Cuba, Abyssinia, and Other Intrigues (1916 - 1921) -- Ten. Jewels from the Orient: Raj India (1921 - 1923) -- Eleven. Perils and Pearls Up the Irrawaddy: Burma (1923) -- Twelve. Samos: Isle of Intrigue (1923 - 1925) -- Thirteen. Ancient Americans Hunting Bison? Birds as Dinosaurs? (1925 - 1931) -- Fourteen. Digging - and Flying - for Dinosaurs -- Fifteen. Toward the Golden Years -- Sixteen. Brown as a Spy, Movie Consultant, and Showman at the World's Fair (1942 - 1963) -- Epilogue -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781037603321 |
Dingus Lowell
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The walking whales : from land to water in eight million years / / J. G. M. Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard
| The walking whales : from land to water in eight million years / / J. G. M. Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard |
| Autore | Thewissen J. G. M. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 569/.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Whales, Fossil - Pakistan
Whales, Fossil - India Whales - Evolution Paleontology - Pakistan Paleontology - India |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alaska
archaeology carnivorous discussion books evolution evolutionary theory extinction fossil collection fossil collectors fossil hunters fossil record herbivorous mammals india japan lakes and rivers life sciences millions of years modern whales natural history nonfiction pakistan paleontologists paleontology prehistory scientific researchers scientists sea mammal anatomy south asian culture tiny deer whale anatomy whale evolution wild dolphins zoologists zoology |
| ISBN | 0-520-95941-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- 1. A Wasted Dig -- 2. Fish, Mammal, or Dinosaur? -- 3. A Whale with Legs -- 4. Learning to Swim -- 5. When the Mountains Grew -- 6. Passage to India -- 7. A Trip to the Beach -- 8. The Otter Whale -- 9. The Ocean Is a Desert -- 10. The Skeleton Puzzle -- 11. The River Whales -- 12. Whales Conquer the World -- 13. From Embryos to Evolution -- 14. Before Whales -- 15. The Way Forward -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786603303321 |
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Thewissen J. G. M.
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The walking whales : from land to water in eight million years / / J. G. M. Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard
| The walking whales : from land to water in eight million years / / J. G. M. Thewissen ; with illustrations by Jacqueline Dillard |
| Autore | Thewissen J. G. M. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 569/.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Whales, Fossil - Pakistan
Whales, Fossil - India Whales - Evolution Paleontology - Pakistan Paleontology - India |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alaska
archaeology carnivorous discussion books evolution evolutionary theory extinction fossil collection fossil collectors fossil hunters fossil record herbivorous mammals india japan lakes and rivers life sciences millions of years modern whales natural history nonfiction pakistan paleontologists paleontology prehistory scientific researchers scientists sea mammal anatomy south asian culture tiny deer whale anatomy whale evolution wild dolphins zoologists zoology |
| ISBN | 0-520-95941-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- 1. A Wasted Dig -- 2. Fish, Mammal, or Dinosaur? -- 3. A Whale with Legs -- 4. Learning to Swim -- 5. When the Mountains Grew -- 6. Passage to India -- 7. A Trip to the Beach -- 8. The Otter Whale -- 9. The Ocean Is a Desert -- 10. The Skeleton Puzzle -- 11. The River Whales -- 12. Whales Conquer the World -- 13. From Embryos to Evolution -- 14. Before Whales -- 15. The Way Forward -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807805103321 |
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Thewissen J. G. M.
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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