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Author:   Charles R. Knight ,  Philip J. Currie ,  Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Edition:   A Commemorative Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.518kg
ISBN:  

9780253339287

ISBN 10:   0253339286
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   30 August 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Preliminary Table of Contents: New Foreword by Stephen Jay Gould Introduction by Philip J. Currie Foreword Cambrian Epoch Devonian Period Carboniferous or Coal Period Dimetrodon—Permian Time Reptiles from the Karoo Region of Africa Allosaurus—Jurassic Period Brontosaurus—Jurassic Period Archaeopteryx and Pterodactyl—Jurassic Period Mosasaurus—Cretaceous Era Styracosaurus—Cretaceous Era Tyrannosaurus—Cretaceous Era Birds Sharks Zeuglodon Later Reptiles Early Elephants—Eocene Period The Woolly Mammoth—Pleistocene Era Modern Elephants Dogs—Fossil—Modern Cats Rancho La Brea—California Pitch Pools The Tiger Eocene Horses Hipparion Horses Titanothere—Oligocene Period Rhinoceroses Woolly Rhinoceros and Man Deer Sloths Bison and Wolves Gorilla Cave Bear and Men

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Armed only with clay, plaster and paint, Charles R. Knight brought the dry bones back to life, to live on in our memories and dreams-and sometimes our nightmares as well. -Richard Milner, author of Charles R. Knight: The Artist Who Saw Through Time

""Armed only with clay, plaster and paint, Charles R. Knight brought the dry bones back to life, to live on in our memories and dreams—and sometimes our nightmares as well."" —Richard Milner, author of Charles R. Knight: The Artist Who Saw Through Time

Author Information

Charles Robert Knight (1874-1953) was a distinguished paleoartist. His work remains on display at the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum and elsewhere, where it continues to inspire viewers with its wonderfully detailed reconstructions of lost works and long extinct animals.

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