Dinosaurs, With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections
America has had a fascination with dinosaurs, particularly since the wild enthusiasm of Jurassic Park and its sequels. The term "dinosaur" was coined in 1841 by the Victorian scientist Sir Richard Owen. By the end of the 19th century, geologists and paleontologists had described fossil skeletons of many groups, and museums competed for the best dinosaur fossils. In this 1915 book, famed paleontologist William Diller Matthew describes fossils from the American museum collections, including the carnivores such as Tyrannosaurus Rex, the amphibious plant eaters such as Brontosaurus, and the horned dinosaurs such as Triceratops. A perfect primer for those who are intrigued by the giants that ruled the earth before mammals. - Summary by Jeffery Smith
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Science, Life Sciences
Language: English
Keyword(s): paleontology (10), dinosaur (2)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | Jeffery |
00:02:41 |
| Play 01 | The Age of Reptiles | Jeffery |
00:14:01 |
| Play 02 | North America in the Age of Reptiles | Jeffery |
00:14:43 |
| Play 03 | Kinds of Dinosaurs | Jeffery |
00:13:55 |
| Play 04 | The Carnivorous Dinosaurs | Jeffery |
00:45:35 |
| Play 05 | The Amphibious Dinosaurs | Jeffery |
00:25:06 |
| Play 06 | The Beaked Dinosaurs | Jeffery |
00:10:18 |
| Play 07 | The Beaked Dinosaurs (cont.) | Jeffery |
00:27:58 |
| Play 08 | The Beaked Dinosaurs (cont.) | Jeffery |
00:08:54 |
| Play 09 | The Beaked Dinosaurs (concluded) | Jeffery |
00:10:16 |
| Play 10 | Geographical Distribution of Dinosaurs | Jeffery |
00:03:38 |
| Play 11 | Collecting Dinosaurs | Jeffery |
00:29:10 |
| Play 12 | Collecting Dinosaurs (cont.) | Jeffery |
00:28:51 |
| Play 13 | Collecting Dinosaurs (concluded) | Jeffery |
00:27:06 |