Why Dinosaurs Matter

Name: Why Dinosaurs Matter
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SKU: 9781471164439
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By Ken Lacovara and Kenneth Lacovara

Series: TED 2

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Why Dinosaurs Matter by Ken Lacovara explores the significance of dinosaurs in understanding life on Earth and the planet's history. It examines how studying these ancient creatures can offer insights into current environmental challenges and our own future. The book combines scientific knowledge with the author's personal experiences as a palaeontologist, making it both educational and engaging for readers interested in Science & Nature.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by dinosaurs and what they reveal about Earth's history and future. The author, a paleontologist, blends scientific insight with personal anecdotes to highlight the significance of these ancient creatures in understanding our planet's evolution and humanity’s role in safeguarding its future.

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What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to world-renowned palaeontologist Dr Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth, including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus.

By tapping into the wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Dr Lacovara weaves together the stories of our geological awakening, of humanity’s epic struggle to understand the nature of deep time, the meaning of fossils, and our own place on the vast and bountiful tree of life.

Go on a journey, back to when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, to discover how dinosaurs achieved feats unparalleled by any other group of animals. Learn the secrets of how palaeontologists find fossils, and explore quirky, but fascinating questions, such as: Is a penguin a dinosaur? How are the tiny arms of T. rex the key to its power and ferocity?

In this revealing book, Dr Lacovara offers the latest ideas about the shocking and calamitous death of the dinosaurs and ties their vulnerabilities to our own.

Why Dinosaurs Matter is compelling and engaging - a reminder that our place on this planet is both precarious and potentially fleeting. As we move into an uncertain environmental future, it has never been more important to understand the past.

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Reviews for Why Dinosaurs Matter by Kenneth Lacovara praise its unique approach to exploring dinosaurs, emphasising how understanding these ancient creatures helps us comprehend contemporary issues. The book is celebrated for its lyrical prose and ability to connect past and present, examining human impact on current extinctions. Readers appreciate Lacovara's passionate storytelling and deep knowledge, revealing how dinosaurs shaped our understanding of time and existence. The work challenges conventional views and inspires readers to reconsider the role of past events in shaping the future, with many finding it both enlightening and awe-inspiring.

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ISBN: 9781471164439

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 September 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Illustration: 4-colour integrated illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Dr. Kenneth Lacovara has unearthed some of the largest dinosaurs ever to walk our planet, including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus, which at sixty-five tons weighs more than seven T. rex. Through his work, blending exploration with the latest techniques from medicine and engineering, Lacovara portrays dinosaurs as vigorous, competent creatures—the adaptable champions of an age. Lacovara is sought around the world for his ability to bring the wonders of science and the thrill of discovery to a wide range of audiences. “He’s got a way of illuminating the bigger picture, of somehow turning ‘why’ into wonder. It’s not just that he’s speaking about what happened way back when, but what it might mean for us today.” Says Chris Anderson, Curator of TED. He has appeared in many television documentaries and his discoveries have landed him three times in Discover magazine’s 100 Top Science Stories of the year and in Time’s Top Stories of 2014. Lacovara was named by Men’s Journal as one of “The Next Generation of Explorers” and he is an elected fellow of the prestigious Explorers Club in New York. Kenneth Lacovara is the founder and director of the Edelman Fossil Park of Rowan University in New Jersey. Why Dinosaurs Matter is his first book.