How to be a dinosaur hunter
Subtitle: your globe-trotting, time-traveling guide
By: by Scott Forbes ; illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock
Contributors: Hancock, James Gulliver, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Not-for-parents; Not for parents
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oakland, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781743219089
Subjects: Dinosaurs; Juvenile literature; Paleontology
Description: "To be a dinosaur hunter, you have to be ready to journey through space and time. This book will guide you to remote corners of the world and show you where and how to find dinosaur remains, ranging from bones and teeth to eggs and footprints. It will also take you far back into Earth's prehistoric past to find out when, where and how dinosaurs lived--and bring you face to face with some of the biggest, scariest and weirdest creatures that ever roamed our planet. Along the way, you'll pick up tips from some of the most famous dinosaur detectives of the past and present, visit many of the world's finest fossil collections and learn how to date your finds, transport them home and bring them back to life--well, almost!"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: Buried treasure - Hunter's quest - Spot the dinosaur? - Time of their lives - Where'd they go? - What's left? - Digging around - Old World mysteries - Hunter's quest - There be monsters! - Dino-mania! - Dig deeper - Down on the downs - Treasure island - Mined out! - A bird in the hand - Rockin' out - Time trip: Triassic - Getting your bearings - The Triassic scene - Spotter's guide: Starting small ; Who's boss? - Stars of the West - Hunter's quest - The Bone Wars - Dig deeper - Ruled by the river - Rising from hell - Scrambled eggs - Game changers - Pictures on the wall - A new frontier - Hunter's quest - Pointing the way - Valley of the Moon - Land of the giants - Time trip: Jurassic - Getting your bearings - The Jurassic scene - Spotter's guide: At a stretch ; On guard ; Crafty carnivores - Fossil safari - Hunter's quest - Lost in the desert - Rivers beneath the sand - The long haul - Southern storehouses - Realm of the dragon - Hunter's quest - Beyond the myths - A hot spot - Fearful finds - Jurassic bonanza - Of a feather? - Time trip: Cretaceous - Getting your bearings - The Cretaceous scene - Spotter's guide: Follow the herd ; The armored division ; Ultimate threats - Digging down under - Hunter's quest - Jewels in the dust - The Fossil Triangle - A moment in time? - Land of the long night - Entombed in ice - Piecing it together - Good to go - Looking for clues - Shaping up - Back to life.