The Cretaceous Period: The History and Legacy of the Geologic Era that Ended with the Extinction of Dinosaurs  by Charles River Editors

The Cretaceous Period: The History and Legacy of the Geologic Era that Ended with the Extinction of Dinosaurs

Charles River Editors

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Early societies were aware of fossils, but they had no conception of just how old they were; the ancient Chinese, for example, classified many fossils as the bones of dragons. It wasn’t until 1822 that a new word was coined, “paleontology,” and i...

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