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OverviewDid you know that Benjamin Franklin examined the first dinosaur bone in America from Woodbury, Gloucester County, in 1787--decades before the word dinosaur was even coined? Or that when the first reasonably complete dinosaur skeleton in the world was unearthed in Haddonfield, Camden County, in 1858, it was a major scientific breakthrough which forced paleontologists to completely revise their picture of dinosaur anatomy? Few people know that New Jersey is the nursery of American vertebrate paleontology! When Dinosaurs Roamed New Jersey provides a succinct and readable history of the geology and paleontology of New Jersey from the time the region was covered by Cambrian seas, 543 million years ago, to the Pleistocene Ice Age only 10-15,000 years ago. William Gallagher tells the stories of professional and amateur fossil hunters, their discoveries, and their impact on the history of paleontological thought. He points out places in New Jersey and nearby where specimens characteristic of each era were found. He shows how fossil evidence found in the state is helping paleontologists uncover the ecological interactions and behavior of dinosaurs, and discusses such ongoing scientific controversies as the reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs. From tracking dinosaur footprints across the Newark basin, to digging for the last dinosaurs in the greensands of South Jersey, to finding a mushroom in ancient amber in East Brunswick, this book is the ideal introduction to the Garden State's fossils and prehistory. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William GallagherPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Edition: illustrated Edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.286kg ISBN: 9780813523491ISBN 10: 0813523494 Pages: 250 Publication Date: 01 April 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Fossils, Strata, and Time Chapter 2. The Deep Past: New Jersey Before the Dinosaurs Chapter 3. Who Are the Dinosaurs? Chapter 4. New Jersey: Birthplace of American Dinosaur Paleontology Chapter 5. The Earliest Dinosaurs Chapter 6. Heyday of the Dinosaurs Chapter 7. Cretaceous Sea Life Chapter 8. The Last Dinosaurs Chapter 9. The Great Extinction Chapter 10. After the Dinosaurs Appendix A: Where to See Dinosaurs and Other Fossils in and around New Jersey Appendix B: Methods for Studying Dinosaur Footprints Appendix C: How to Find Fossils in New Jersey Notes Glossary Annotated Bibliography IndexReviewsEver since the beginnings of paleontology in America, New Jersey has been 'the place, ' and William Gallagher--who terrorized his South Jersey mother by traipsing home green mud, marl, and fossils--is the ideal guide to the wonderful dinosaurs and other fossils of the region. High school and college students, their teachers, interested general readers and professional paleontologists will all enjoy this book!--Earle E. Spamer The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia William Gallagher shows all New Jerseyans why they can be proud of their state's role in dinosaur paleontology and in science as a whole.--David Harris Curator of Natural History, New Jersey State Museum A very enjoyable read--and an ambitious work that not only deals with dinosaurs of the New Jersey region, but much more besides. The hard-core dinosaur crowd will certainly want it, no matter where they live.--Louis Jacobs author of Lone Star Dinosaurs and Quest for the African Dinosaurs A very enjoyable read--and an ambitious work that not only deals with dinosaurs of the New Jersey region, but much more besides. The hard-core dinosaur crowd will certainly want it, no matter where they live. -- Louis Jacobs * author of Lone Star Dinosaurs and Quest for the African Dinosaurs * William Gallagher shows all New Jerseyans why they can be proud of their state's role in dinosaur paleontology and in science as a whole. -- David Harris * Curator of Natural History, New Jersey State Museum * Ever since the beginnings of paleontology in America, New Jersey has been 'the place,' and William Gallagher--who terrorized his South Jersey mother by traipsing home green mud, marl, and fossils--is the ideal guide to the wonderful dinosaurs and other fossils of the region. High school and college students, their teachers, interested general readers and professional paleontologists will all enjoy this book! -- Earle E. Spamer * The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia * Ever since the beginnings of paleontology in America, New Jersey has been 'the place,' and William Gallagher--who terrorized his South Jersey mother by traipsing home green mud, marl, and fossils--is the ideal guide to the wonderful dinosaurs and other fossils of the region. High school and college students, their teachers, interested general readers and professional paleontologists will all enjoy this book! -- Earle E. Spamer * The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia * William Gallagher shows all New Jerseyans why they can be proud of their state's role in dinosaur paleontology and in science as a whole. -- David Harris * Curator of Natural History, New Jersey State Museum * A very enjoyable read--and an ambitious work that not only deals with dinosaurs of the New Jersey region, but much more besides. The hard-core dinosaur crowd will certainly want it, no matter where they live. -- Louis Jacobs * author of Lone Star Dinosaurs and Quest for the African Dinosaurs * A very enjoyable read--and an ambitious work that not only deals with dinosaurs of the New Jersey region, but much more besides. The hard-core dinosaur crowd will certainly want it, no matter where they live.--Louis Jacobs author of Lone Star Dinosaurs and Quest for the African Dinosaurs Ever since the beginnings of paleontology in America, New Jersey has been 'the place, ' and William Gallagher--who terrorized his South Jersey mother by traipsing home green mud, marl, and fossils--is the ideal guide to the wonderful dinosaurs and other fossils of the region. High school and college students, their teachers, interested general readers and professional paleontologists will all enjoy this book!--Earle E. Spamer The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia William Gallagher shows all New Jerseyans why they can be proud of their state's role in dinosaur paleontology and in science as a whole.--David Harris Curator of Natural History, New Jersey State Museum A very enjoyable read--and an ambitious work that not only deals with dinosaurs of the New Jersey region, but much more besides. The hard-core dinosaur crowd will certainly want it, no matter where they live.--Louis Jacobs author of Lone Star Dinosaurs and Quest for the African Dinosaurs Author InformationDR. WILLIAM B. GALLAGHER is the registrar of natural history at the New Jersey State Museum and a visiting lecturer in dinosaur paleontology at Rutgers University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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