Archaeopteryx

Archaeopteryx

Rebecca E. Hirsch

Book - 2018

Explores how scientists learned about the fossil remains of the flying dinosaurs, the Archaeopteryx, which show features of both dinosaurs and birds.

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Subjects
Archaeopteryx > Juvenile literature.
Dinosaurs > Juvenile literature.
Published
Lake Elmo, MN : Focus Readers [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Rebecca E. Hirsch (author)
Physical Description
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.
ISBN
9781635175028
9781635175745
  • Chapter 1. A Surprise in Limestone
  • Chapter 2. Feathered Fossils
  • Digging Deeper: How Flight Began
  • Chapter 3. Late Jurassic Life
  • Chapter 4. An Important Link
  • Focus on Archaeopteryx
  • Glossary
  • To Learn More
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

In the 1860s and 1870s, scientists disagreed about newly discovered archaeopteryx fossils, which had characteristics of birds (feathers, wings, hollow bones) and of dinosaurs (a bony tail, teeth, claws on its front limbs). Hirsch writes about the evolution of avian dinosaurs, as well as what paleontologists today know about archaeopteryx, a crow-size species, and how they know it. With fairly short sentences, large type, and wide-spaced lines, the clearly written text looks accessible and makes its points succinctly. Sidebars occasionally fill in related facts, while each double-page spread features a single picture illustrating the discussion. These images include several photos of fossils, as well as illustrations of how archaeopteryx may have looked. Part of the new Finding Dinosaurs series (8 titles), this volume offers an attractive overview of archaeopteryx.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2018 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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