Seismosaurus: The Earth Shaker (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231078740)

This scientific detective story is the first book which explains clearly the science used by paleontologists, and the new, cutting-edge techniques that led to the discovery of Seismosaurus, the longest dinosaur yet known--and possibly the largest land animal to have ever lived. Gillette's first-person account of the project answers the most frequently asked questions about Seismosaurus: How was it discovered? How do we know it is a new species? How did it die? Part catalogue of the workings of paleontological science in the 1990s, the book also illustrates the exciting collaboration between Gillette, the chemists and physicists who helped to reconstruct Seismosaurus.

Author: David Gillette, Mark Hallett
ISBN-10: 0231078749
ISBN-13: 9780231078740
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/22/1994
Pages: 205
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.57lbs
Size: 11.34h x 8.86w x 0.86d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/1994 pg. 1745
Library Journal 06/01/1994 pg. 148
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/1994 pg. 521