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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DINOSAURS - STEVE BRUS...

'The need for a readable and up-to-date survey of the current state of palaeontological
knowledge is pressing. Thankfully  with The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs   Steve Brusatte has
triumphantly risen to the challenge . . . Nothing . . . is more thrillingly brought to life
than the dinosaurs themselves.' Tom Holland  Sunday Times  'A Jurassic blockbuster . . . A
gripping read in the best traditions of popular science.' Observer  'The epic tale of the
dinosaurs' rise to dominance and extinction . . . a thrilling journey back in time.' National
Geographic  Sixty-six million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth.
Today  a new generation of dinosaur hunters are piecing together the complete history of how
the dinosaurs created a hugely successful empire that lasted for around 150 million years.  
Steve Brusatte  one of the world's leading palaeontologists  uses fossil clues that have been
gathered using state-of-the-art technology to follow these magnificent creatures from the start
of their evolution  to their final days  and the legacy that they left behind. Along the way 
Brusatte offers thrilling accounts of some of the remarkable discoveries he has made  including
primitive  human-sized tyrannosaurs and monstrous carnivores even larger than a T . rex .   The
Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a timely reminder of what humans can learn from the
magnificent creatures who ruled the earth before us. 'Brusatte brings dinosaurs alive for a new
generation.' The Times

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