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The ultimate gift for dinosaur-loving kids ages 7 and up! With fun text and colorful illustrations, paleontologist Jonathan Tennant explains the anatomy, habits, and diet of 12 dinosaurs from the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic eras and then provides pop-out pieces of their skeletons for kids to assemble into stand-up paper models. However, the pieces are mixed up! Before the puzzles can be completed, kids must apply their new knowledge about the dinosaurs to figure out which pieces go together. Kids will love the challenge of sorting out which bones belong to which dinosaur -- just like real paleontologists do!
Synopsis
Excavate Dinosaurs is the perfect paper paleontology collection for dinosaur-loving kids ages 7 and up. With fun text and colorful illustrations, Jonathan Tennant explains the anatomy, habits, and diet of 12 iconic dinosaurs from the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic eras. Pages of pop-out pieces can be assembled into stand-up paper models of each dinosaur skeleton, but only if kids can use their new knowledge and imagination to put the pieces together correctly just like real paleontologists do
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Synopsis
EXCAVATE!
Have you ever wondered how paleontologists piece together dinosaur skeletons to create the reconstructions you see in museums? Now's your chance to try it for yourself! In the detailed field guide section, read about 12 amazing dinosaurs that once lived on Earth. Study the information carefully, then use it to identify the bones in the dig sites. When you've matched the bones to the dinosaurs, pop out and fit the pieces together to create an awesome set of 3D dinosaur models!
About the Author
Jonathan Tennant is a science educator and paleontologist working on his PhD in tetrapod biodiversity and extinction at Imperial College in London, England. He co-hosts a podcast series called Palaeocast, tweets as @protohedgehog, and blogs at egu.eu/palaeoblog.
Table of Contents
It's your turn to be a paleontologist!
What were dinosaurs?
What are fossils?
What do paleontologists do?
Rebuilding skeletons
The Triassic Period
The Jurassic Period
The Cretaceous Period
Cretaceous Period Field Guide
Ankylosaurus magniventris
Parasaurolophus walkeri
Triceratops horridus
Tyrannosaurus rex
Beipiaosaurus inexpectus
Jurassic Period Field Guide
Allosaurus fragilis
Anchiornis huxleyi
Stegosaurus stenops
Fruitadens haagarorum
Giraffatitan brancai
Triassic Period Field Guide
Plateosaurus engelhardti
Pisanosaurus mertii
Dinosaur digs
Constructing your model dinosaurs
Dig site 1: Cretaceous
Dig site 2: Jurassic
Dig site 3: Triassic
Answers
Glossary
Acknowledgments and photo credits