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Have you ever wondered what happens to dinosaur fossils after paleontologists dig them up?
They don't only go on display in museums. Scientists also investigate those fossilized remains to learn more about how dinosaurs' bodies functioned and how they lived. And thanks to new and improved technologies--from pressure sensors to computer models, lidar scanning to laser-simulated fluorescence--they're making exciting new discoveries about these fascinating creatures.
Scientists' questions include: What did dinosaurs look like? How did they move and hunt? Did they protect and care for their young?
Follow along with author Sandra Markle to investigate T. rex's bite force and its walking speed, peek inside a fossilized Massospondylus egg, check out how the enormous Rhoetosaurus was able to walk on its toes without crushing its bones, and much more!
"A superb effort for enthusiasts who want the latest technological advances in dinosaur research."--starred, School Library Journal
Sandra Markle
Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children's Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.
More than 500 schools participate in Markle's Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.
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