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In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar to a kangaroo, and later with its tail off the ground like the dinosaur we know today. Focusing on the Bernissant discoveries, this book presents the latest research on Iguanodon and other denizens of the Cretaceous ecosystems of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Pascal Godefroit and contributors consider the Bernissart locality itself and the new research programs that are underway there.Product Identifiers
PublisherChen Jun, Yuri L. Bolotsky, Eugenia V. Bugdaeva, Vlad A. Codrea, Niels Bonde, Gabor Botfalvai, Patrick Carlier, Pierre Bultynck, Eric Buffetaut, Indiana University Press
ISBN-139780253357212
eBay Product ID (ePID)114004495
Product Key Features
Number of Pages648 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems
Publication Year2012
SubjectGeology
TypeTextbook
AuthorPascal Godefroit
SeriesLife of the Past
Dimensions
Item Height279 mm
Item Weight1996 g
Additional Product Features
EditorPascal Godefroit
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States