| Quest for the African Dinosaurs: Ancient Roots of the Modern World Contributor(s): Jacobs, Louis (Author) |
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ISBN: 080186481X ISBN-13: 9780801864810 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2000 Annotation: Winner of the Colbert Award for the best adult book about dinosaurs Louis Jacobs reopened paleontologists' eyes to the African continent when he uncovered a major fossil site in the hills of Malawi in the 1980s. During five digging seasons in Malawi and three in Cameroon, Jacobs found the remains of two meat-eating theropods, two herbivorous sauropods, an odd crocodile about the size of a Chihuahua, and rare early mammals. Now in paperback, Quest for the African Dinosaurs includes Jacobs' new introduction, which discusses recent developments in paleontological research in Africa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Fossils - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Nature | Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures |
| Dewey: 567.909 |
| LCCN: 00020533 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.85" W x 9.23" (1.20 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Colbert Award for the best adult book about dinosaurs Louis Jacobs reopened paleontologists' eyes to the African continent when he uncovered a major fossil site in the hills of Malawi in the 1980s. During five digging seasons in Malawi and three in Cameroon, Jacobs found the remains of two meat-eating theropods, two herbivorous sauropods, an odd crocodile about the size of a Chihuahua, and rare early mammals. Now in paperback, Quest for the African Dinosaurs includes Jacobs' new introduction, which discusses recent developments in paleontological research in Africa. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jacobs, Louis: - Louis Jacobs, formerly a visiting scholar at Harvard, teaches at Southern Methodist University and is president of the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man. |