Dinosaur mummies
Subtitle: beyond bare-bone fossils
By: by Kelly Milner Halls ; illustrations by Rick Spears.
Contributors: Spears, Rick, ill.
Publisher: Darby Creek Pub.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Plain City, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Dinosaurs -- Juvenile literature; Fossils -- Juvenile literature; Paleontology -- Juvenile literature; Dinosaurs; Fossils; Paleontology
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Learn about rare dinosaur fossils: the "dinosaur mummies" that are not just bones and teeth, but also include fossilized soft tissues, like skin, muscle and internal organs and what they can reveal about prehistoric life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
A Junior Libray Guild selection.
Table of contents: title: Digging up the dirt on fossils; title: First-time find : the Sternberg mummies; title: Scipionyx : Italy's baby dinosaur has guts; title: Willo : a thescelosaurus with heart; title: Sinosauropteryx : a feathered find in China; title: Unhatched secrets : titanosaur embryos of Argentina; title: Leonardo : king of the dinosaur mummies; title: Bits and pieces : other dinosaur mummy discoveries; title: More dinosaur discoveries-waiting for you!