Synopses & Reviews
From China to Patagonia, award-winning science writer Wayne Grady accompanies a team of paleontologists on several digs. Following the work of Phil Currie, a leading vertebrate paleontologist, the author traces the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds. Living in tents and experiencing fieldwork as well as the thrill of discovery firsthand, Grady recounts his journey with a storyteller's sense of narrative.
Synopsis
In 1996, a group of Chinese farmers discovered fossils whose skeletons looked like small dinosaurs outlined with feathers. To paleontologist Phil Currie, this finding suggested that the controversial theory that dinosaurs evolved into birds might be true.
In The Bone Museum, Wayne Grady recounts his travels with Currie on major digs. Conveying both the environmental challenges and the adrenaline rush of discovery, Grady's tales are a compelling blend of adventure and intellectual quest.