Kaleidoscope of dinosaurs and prehistoric life : their colors and patterns explained
Discover cutting-edge theories on feathered dinosaurs, the colorful secrets of the fossil record, and what million-year-old remains say about how extinct animals lived and looked. Paleo-artist and author Greer Stothers reimagines the dinosaurs and their prehistoric peers, using fossils and the examples of living species to bring this often misrepresented world to life.
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- ISBN: 9780711266919 (hardcover)
- Physical Description 63 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A walk through time -- Tree of life -- Fossil formation -- Mighty melanin -- Rainbow of discoveries -- Hues of the huge -- Tiny tints -- Seaside swatches -- Forest shades -- Desert Dyes -- Cold complexions -- Colorful coats -- Multicolor mutants -- Males and females -- Eye candy -- Primeval plants -- Modern marvels -- Celebrating the Cenozoic -- Mellow mummies -- Aboriginal artwork -- French flourishes -- Ancient Africa -- The artisanal Americas -- Medieval menagerie -- Victorian valuables -- Lost companions -- Back from the dead -- Preventing extinction. |