Digging for Stegosaurus: A Discovery Timeline

by Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. Jr.

Overview

You can't miss Stegosaurus's armored plates, but how did such an ancient creature become so recognizable to us? Follow the fascinating story of this dinosaur's discovery, from early clues in England to fossil findings in Colorado, Alberta, and Tanzania. Each dig added a piece to the scientific puzzle that eventually revealed Stegosaurus. With supports for the Common Core and visual learning, Dinosaur Discovery Timelines provide a fresh approach to prehistoric creatures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491421246
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Dinosaur Discovery Timelines
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	1020L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. is a vertebrate paleontologist with the University of Maryland Department of Geology. He has authored dozens of books and articles on dinosaurs, including several children’s books. He has even appeared in dinosaur-themed comic strips. A graduate of Yale and Johns Hopkins, Dr. Holtz lives in Maryland when he’s not traveling the world, hunting fossils.

Table of Contents

Tilgate Forest and Swindon, United Kingdom : the discovery of armored dinosaurs -- Morrison and Garden Park, Colorado and Como Bluff, Wyoming : the shingled reptile -- Como Bluff, Wyoming and Garden Park, Colorado : A complete stegosaurus, the plate puzzle -- Como Bluff, Wyoming : tiny heads and "bottom brains"? -- Como Bluff, Wyoming : two legs or four? -- Tendaguru Hill, Tanzania, and Zigong, China : cousins in other lands -- Como Bluff, Wyoming : what are the plates for? -- Garden Park, Colorado : the thagomizer -- Garden Park, Colorado and Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, Utah : stegosaurus defense -- Miragaia, Portugal : a long-necked Portuguese cousin -- Shell, Wyoming and Morrison, Colorado : new discoveries -- About stegosaurus.

Interviews

Unique approach to subject through timeline format, which tells the story of each species' discovery Authored by professional paleontologist with field experience Smithsonian branding Supports Common Core Reading Standards for Informational Texts