Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs 1
6. 2. Bad Lands, Good Fossils 33
7. 3. Magnets and Lasers 69
8. 4. “Punk Eek” in the Badlands 97
9. 5. Death of the Dinosaurs 121
10. 6. Marine World 145
11. 7. Rocky Mountain Jungles and Eels’ Ears 173
12. 8. From Greenhouse to Icehouse 197
13. 9. Once and Future Greenhouse? 217
14. 10. Kids, Dinosaurs, and the Future of Paleontology 233
15. Bibliography 248
16. Index 268