Download or read book Dinosaurs Mammoths and Cavemen written by Sylvia Massey Czerkas and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1982 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The First Fossil Hunters written by Adrienne Mayor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influenced some of the most spectacular creatures of classical mythology Griffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes, and Giants—these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if these beings were more than merely fictions? What if monstrous creatures once roamed the earth in the very places where their legends first arose? This is the arresting and original thesis that Adrienne Mayor explores in The First Fossil Hunters. Through careful research and meticulous documentation, she convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of myth did have a basis in fact—in the enormous bones of long-extinct species that were once abundant in the lands of the Greeks and Romans. As Mayor shows, the Greeks and Romans were well aware that a different breed of creatures once inhabited their lands. They frequently encountered the fossilized bones of these primeval beings, and they developed sophisticated concepts to explain the fossil evidence, concepts that were expressed in mythological stories. The legend of the gold-guarding griffin, for example, sprang from tales first told by Scythian gold-miners, who, passing through the Gobi Desert at the foot of the Altai Mountains, encountered the skeletons of Protoceratops and other dinosaurs that littered the ground. Like their modern counterparts, the ancient fossil hunters collected and measured impressive petrified remains and displayed them in temples and museums; they attempted to reconstruct the appearance of these prehistoric creatures and to explain their extinction. Long thought to be fantasy, the remarkably detailed and perceptive Greek and Roman accounts of giant bone finds were actually based on solid paleontological facts. By reading these neglected narratives for the first time in the light of modern scientific discoveries, Adrienne Mayor illuminates a lost world of ancient paleontology.
Download or read book After the Dinosaurs written by Charlotte Lewis Brown and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple text and illustrations reveal what came after the dinosaurs, describing such creatures as woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and prehistoric humans.
Download or read book Woolly Mammoth written by Kathryn Clay and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2018 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its massive tusks and long trunk, the woolly mammoth was the early ancestor of today's elephants. Readers learn about this prehistoric pachyderm and its home during the Ice Age from engaging text and colorful illustrations reviewed by Smithsonian experts.
Download or read book My First Book of Questions and Answers about Long Long Ago written by Maggie Brown and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answers questions about prehistoric animals, dinosaurs, prehistoric people, and ancient civilizations. Includes information about the Stone Age, fossils, evolution, and Neanderthals. Discusses the ancient Egyptians and their pyramids and mummies, the ancient Greeks, the Seven Wonders of the World, Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China, and more.
Download or read book Mysterious Mammoths written by PaleoJoe and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this adventure, PaleoJoe and his Dinosaur Detective Club, Shelly and Dakota, search for rare blue mammoth tusks in Siberia where our heroes meet up with their old nemesis--Buzzsaw! Kids will devour these dinosaur CSI stories while learning cool facts about their favorite dinosaurs and paleontology.
Download or read book Larry Gets Lost in Prehistoric Times From Dinosaurs to the Stone Age written by John Skewes and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a first in a new Larry Gets Lost series that features adventures back through time. In Larry the lovable pup's latest adventure, he falls asleep at home next to Pete (who is reading a book about dinosaurs) and travels back in time, waking up in the pre-historic era! Starting with dinosaurs, where he encounters some big (the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Tricerotops), and others small (the Iberomesornis), he tumbles forward to the Ice Ages where he meets a Wooly Mammoth, and on to the cavemen of the Stone Age. But will he ever find his way back to his best friend Pete and the family again?
Download or read book Woolly Mammoth written by Harold T. Rober and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2017 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the prehistoric animal, the woolly mammoth, describing its physical features and the ways in which it stayed safe by living in groups.
Download or read book Mammoth written by Patrick O'Brien and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Download or read book Dinosaurs Dodos and Woolly Mammoths written by Dan Gutman and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a kid who wants to learn more about dinosaurs or simply someone who wants to know the name for fossilized dinosaur poop, this is the book for you!
Download or read book Mammoths written by Larry D. Agenbroad and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on mammoths, and discusses the mysteries that are unlocked from the fossils and mummies that are discovered.
Download or read book Charles R Knight written by Richard Milner and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life of the famous wildlife artist, known for his groundbreaking images of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, and includes insights on his scientifically accurate restorations and excerpts from his personal papers.
Download or read book Graphic Prehistoric Animals written by Gary Jeffrey and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comic book style introduction to the amazing world of prehistoric life after the dinosaurs Learn about woolly mammoths, who were prey to predators of all kinds including the most deadly - humans! Read what happened to one young Mammuthus in this exciting story from the prehistoric past. In the Graphic Prehistoric Animals series, each of the four books centres on an animal from the age of mammals and tells an exciting, fast-paced story full of action and colour. Illustrated in a comic book style these books are an irresistible source of information for readers aged 8+ who are fascinated with our long dead megafauna.
Download or read book Life Through the Ages written by Charles Robert Knight and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of a classic first book about the life of the past
Download or read book Mammoth and Mastodon written by Jennifer Zeiger and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, simple, age-appropriate text introduces readers to mammoths and mastodons, from what they looked like to how they lived. Large, exciting images fill the pages, while sidebars encourage students to ask questions and think critically about information presented in the text. Additional tools, including a glossary and index, help students build new vocabulary and locate information.
Download or read book Prehistoric Monsters written by Allen A. Debus and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of monsters such as giants and dragons. As the field of earth sciences matured during the 19th century, early fossilists gained understanding of prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. This historical study examines how these genuine beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, powerful engines of destruction and harbingers of cataclysm, taking their place in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of "lost worlds" where time stands still.
Download or read book Paleoart written by Zoë Lescaze and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history of paleoart from 1830-1990. These are not cave paintings produced thousands of years ago, but modern visions of prehistory: stunning paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, mosaics, and murals that mingle scientific fact with unbridled fantasy
