Overview

Pachyrhinosaurus follows two separate stories: the discovery of Pachyrhinosaurus fossils at Pipestone Creek in northwestern Alberta, and the story of a single Pachyrhinosaurus herd and the events that led to its abrupt demise 76 million years ago. Each story is compellingly told and accompanied by dynamic illustrations and photographs. Pachyrhinosaurus, one of the rarest, least understood horned dinosaurs, lived during the second half of the Cretaceous Period, the last period in the 150-million-year Age of Dinosaurs. Pachyrhinosaurus was different in a striking way. Instead of the sweeping lances found on fossil Triceratops and Centrosaurus faces, gnarly platforms of bone covered Pachyrhinosaurus's nose and eyebrows. These bony fossil shields gave the dinosaur its name: Pachyrhinosaurus means ""thicknose reptile.""

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Author:   Monique Keiran
Publisher:   Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
Imprint:   Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781894974035

ISBN 10:   1894974034
Pages:   56
Publication Date:   21 March 2006
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Horned Dinosaur Jackpot, 1986; Horned Dinosaur Tales: The Herd; Dinosaurs Up the Creek; Mystery Dinosaur; Pachyrhinosaurus!; Bone Bonanza, 1986; Horned Dinosaur Tales: Summer Days; Jigsaw Quarry; Horned Dinosaur Tales: Attack; Wrap-up at Pipestone Creek; Assembling Pieces; Horned Dinosaur Tales: Food for Predators; The Leg Bone Connects to the Hip Bone; Discoveries; Horned Dinosaur Tales: On the Move; Death of a Herd; Two Heads Are Better Than One; Horned Dinosaur Tales: Storm; Completing the Puzzle; Horned Dinosaur tales: Aftermath; In the Gallery; Glossary; Behind the Scenes.

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Monique Keiran writes about nature, science, museums and parks. In addition to writing for and about the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta, she has worked with Calgary's Evergreen Theatre Society, the Calgary Board of Education, Alberta Parks, Parks Canada and the Canadian Forest Service. She now lives on Vancouver Island, where few dinosaur bones but many great fossils of plants, fish, marine reptiles and other extinct sea critters have been found.

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