The Dinosaur Hunters: The Extraordinary Story of the Men and Women Who Discovered Prehistoric Life
From the 18th-century fascination with sea dragons, to Barnum Brown's 1902 excavation of the most complete T. rex skeleton yet found, to today's cutting-edge DNA research, here are the inspiring stories of the scientists who furthered our knowledge of dinosaurs. Produced with the famed American Museum of Natural History in New York--the world's foremost authority on dinosaur research--this beautiful book contains 15 facsimile documents, including letters and sketches from such famed...
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100 years after Barnum Brown's excavation of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton the world had ever seen, The Dinosaur Hunters tells the story of our discovery of dinosaurs, from eighteenth-century interest in sea dragons to present-day work with DNA, through the men and women who dedicated their lives to furthering our knowledge. Through the inclusion of 30 facsimile documents, rare photographs and hand-drawn maps, you can travel the world and the centuries. You will unearth Iguanodon teeth with Gideon and Mary Mantell, uncover Archaeopteryx feathers with Hermann von Meyer, fight in the 1870s' Bone Wars and analyze the Sinornithosaurus with Chinese scientists Ji Qiang and Ju Shu-An. Contents include:The Rise of Lizard-like DinosaursThe Conception of “Terrible Reptiles”Flying Dinosaurs?The Great American Bone WarClues Contained in Trace FossilsFacsimiles include:Letters from Mary Anning, the first professional fossil hunterGideon Mantell’s article and accompanying sketches documenting the IguanodonHermann von Meyer’s announcement of the flying dinosaur, ArchaeopteryxBarnum Brown’s 1908 field notebook describing his discovery of Tyrannosaurus rexAnd much more!
