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My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs

Brian Switek

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May 03, 2013 Casey rated it really liked it

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In one episode of the T.V. show Friends, Ross, the "dorky" paleontologist, meets up with an old buddy from high school (played by special guest star Brad Pitt). "Can you believe how into dinosaurs we were back then?" remarks Pitt's character. Then, without skipping a beat, he asks Ross "So what do you do now?"

Why do we find this funny? When did we relegate these fascinating creatures to children's books and television shows? Why is it that delight in dinosaurs is viewed as a phase that kids inev ...more

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Feb 22, 2018 bup rated it really liked it

Shelves: science, 2018, dinosaurs

Think of this as a survey course of "current thinking about non-avian dinosaurs." Each chapter covers an interesting topic (cause, like, dinosaurs! How could it help but be interesting?) really well written by a lay-dinosaur geek for a lay audience.

If you've heard a bit about how Triceratops horridus and Torosaurus cantbebotheredtolookitupadus might be the same species (with inaccurate but grabber headlines about Triceratops going away!) or T. rex probably had feathers, and other stuff like that ...more

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