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PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253337739

ISBN-139780253337733

eBay Product ID (ePID)102784291

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Number of Pages248 Pages

Publication NameDinosaurs of Darkness

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEarth Sciences / Geology, Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Paleontology

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

AuthorThomas H. Rich, Patricia Vickers-Rich

Subject AreaNature, Science

SeriesLife of the Past Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight26.6 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-025794

Reviews"This is a well-written, popularized account of Vickers-Rich and Rich 's research at Dinosaur Cove, southwest of Melbourne, Australia. The first excavations took place in 1980, but it was not until 1984 that any significant dinosaur remains were found. Originally, most of those engaged in the excavation of fossils were amateurs. A large amount of equipment was utilized to burrow into a cliff where the sediments of an ancient stream channel were preserved. By the second year of exploration, the site at Dinosaur Cove was better organized, and almost 10 tons of fossiliferous rock were excavated. From 1986 to 1991, many of those engaged in excavations were Earthwatch volunteers from the US. Much tunneling had to be undertaken at the various sites under study, and at times high tides would inundate the sites. Eventually, five new genera of Hypsilophodontidae were found. A long description is offered of dating methods for recovered fossils. Excavation sites are isolated so everything necessary for digging has to be transported there, necessitating complex logistical arrangements. Half the chapters describe excavations on the North Slope of Alaska; a site near Kilcunda, Victoria; Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns; and other sites. A general discussion on the evolution of dinosaurs rounds out the book. General readers; undergraduates." -G. Nicholas, Manhattan College, Choice, February 2001, This is a well-written, popularized account of Vickers-Rich and Rich 's research at Dinosaur Cove, southwest of Melbourne, Australia. The first excavations took place in 1980, but it was not until 1984 that any significant dinosaur remains were found. Originally, most of those engaged in the excavation of fossils were amateurs. A large amount of equipment was utilized to burrow into a cliff where the sediments of an ancient stream channel were preserved. By the second year of exploration, the site at Dinosaur Cove was better organized, and almost 10 tons of fossiliferous rock were excavated. From 1986 to 1991, many of those engaged in excavations were Earthwatch volunteers from the US. Much tunneling had to be undertaken at the various sites under study, and at times high tides would inundate the sites. Eventually, five new genera of Hypsilophodontidae were found. A long description is offered of dating methods for recovered fossils. Excavation sites are isolated so everything necessary for digging has to be transported there, necessitating complex logistical arrangements. Half the chapters describe excavations on the North Slope of Alaska; a site near Kilcunda, Victoria; Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns; and other sites. A general discussion on the evolution of dinosaurs rounds out the book. General readers; undergraduates.--G. Nicholas, Manhattan College"Choice" (01/01/2001), "This is a well-written, popularized account of Vickers-Rich and Rich 's research at Dinosaur Cove, southwest of Melbourne, Australia. The first excavations took place in 1980, but it was not until 1984 that any significant dinosaur remains were found. Originally, most of those engaged in the excavation of fossils were amateurs. A large amount of equipment was utilized to burrow into a cliff where the sediments of an ancient stream channel were preserved. By the second year of exploration, the site at Dinosaur Cove was better organized, and almost 10 tons of fossiliferous rock were excavated. From 1986 to 1991, many of those engaged in excavations were Earthwatch volunteers from the US. Much tunneling had to be undertaken at the various sites under study, and at times high tides would inundate the sites. Eventually, five new genera of Hypsilophodontidae were found. A long description is offered of dating methods for recovered fossils. Excavation sites are isolated so everything necessary for digging has to be transported there, necessitating complex logistical arrangements. Half the chapters describe excavations on the North Slope of Alaska; a site near Kilcunda, Victoria; Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns; and other sites. A general discussion on the evolution of dinosaurs rounds out the book. General readers; undergraduates." -- G. Nicholas, Manhattan College, Choice, February 2001, "This is a well-written, popularized account of Vickers-Rich and Rich 'sresearch at Dinosaur Cove, southwest of Melbourne, Australia. The first excavations took place in1980, but it was not until 1984 that any significant dinosaur remains were found. Originally, mostof those engaged in the excavation of fossils were amateurs. A large amount of equipment wasutilized to burrow into a cliff where the sediments of an ancient stream channel were preserved. Bythe second year of exploration, the site at Dinosaur Cove was better organized, and almost 10 tonsof fossiliferous rock were excavated. From 1986 to 1991, many of those engaged in excavations wereEarthwatch volunteers from the US. Much tunneling had to be undertaken at the various sites understudy, and at times high tides would inundate the sites. Eventually, five new genera ofHypsilophodontidae were found. A long description is offered of dating methods for recoveredfossils. Excavation sites are isolated so everything necessary for digging has to be transportedthere, necessitating complex logistical arrangements. Half the chapters describe excavations on theNorth Slope of Alaska; a site near Kilcunda, Victoria; Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns; andother sites. A general discussion on the evolution of dinosaurs rounds out the book. Generalreaders; undergraduates." -G. Nicholas, Manhattan College, Choice, February 2001

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal567.9/09945

Table Of ContentPreliminary Table of Contents: Preface Foreword 1. Dinosaur Cove 2. The Crossing of the Rubicon: The Excavation of 1984 3. Back to Dinosaur Cove 4. Interlude 5. Underground at Dinosaur Cove 6. New Explorations 7. Restoring the Life of the Past 8. The First Last Excavation of Dinosaur Cove 9. Other Eggs, Other Baskets 10.An Unexpected Surprise

SynopsisDinosaurs of Darkness opens a doorway to a fascinating former world, which existed in Australia between 100 million and 120 million years ago, when Australia was far south of its present location and joined to Antarctica. Over the past two decades, scientists have determined that dinosaurs lived in this polar region., Dinosaurs of Darkness Thomas H. Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich The discovery of the polar dinosaurs and the world in which they lived. Dinosaurs of Darkness opens a doorway to a fascinating former world, which existed in Australia between 100 million and 120 million years ago, when Australia was far south of its present location and joined to Antarctica. Over the past two decades, scientists have determined that dinosaurs lived in this polar region. The way we have come to know about this lost world--so different from any that exists on Earth today--makes for a fascinating story. Thomas H. Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich. who played crucial roles in this discovery, describe their efforts to collect the fossils indispensable to our knowledge of this realm and the laboratory work that unlocked the secrets of these fossils. And they report on the activities of hundreds of other individuals who helped shaped the outcome. Their journey of scientific adventure is full of the ambiguities of life; it begins with one destination in mind and ends at another, arrived at by a most roundabout route, down byways and back from dead ends. Dinosaurs of Darkness is a personal account of the way scientific research is actually conducted and how hard it is to mine the knowledge of this remarkable life of the past. Thomas H. Rich is Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at Museum Victoria in Melbourne and coauthor (with Patricia Vickers-Rich) of Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Indiana University Press). Patricia Vickers-Rich holds a Chair in Paleontology at Monash University, where she lectures in the Earth Sciences Department. Life of the Past--James O. Farlow, editor Contents Dinosaur Cove The Crossing of the Rubicon: The Excavation of 1984 Back to Dinosaur Cove Interlude Underground at Dinosaur Cove New Explorations Restoring the Life of the Past The First Last Excavation of Dinosaur Cove Other Eggs, Other Baskets An Unexpected Surprise

LC Classification NumberQE861.9.A82R53 2000