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Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems

Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems

by Pascal Godefroit
Hardback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 05/07/2012

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In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar to a kangaroo, and later with its tail off the ground like the dinosaur we know today. Focusing on the Bernissant discoveries, this book presents the latest research on Iguanodon and other denizens of the Cretaceous ecosystems of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Pascal Godefroit and contributors consider the Bernissart locality itself and the new research programs that are underway there.
ISBN:
9780253357212
9780253357212
Category:
Palaeontology
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
05-07-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
648
Dimensions (mm):
279x216x46mm
Weight:
2kg

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