Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur that Changed Science, the Law, and My LifeUnraveling the fascinating puzzle of who the Tyrannosaurus rexes were and how they lived, this book shares the amazing story of the uncovering and painstaking restoration of prehistory’s most popular monster. Written by the most successful T. rex hunter in history, this guide tells how a crew without university grants or funding, even without PhDs, were able to buck the academic establishment and sometimes even the United States government and the FBI in the pursuit of discovery. Legal issues pertaining to the ownership of the finds are fully examined, as is the art, science, and high technology of creating the fantastic restored skeletons that are marveled at in museums. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThe largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil was discovered in 1990 by Sue Hendrickson, but it was the Black Hills Institute team, headed by Larson, that did the backbreaking, labor-intensive ... Read full review
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Past Finders and ThreePiece Suits | 15 |
Free at Last | 47 |
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| Title | Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur that Changed Science, the Law, and My Life |
| Authors | Peter L. Larson, Kristin Donnan |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Invisible Cities Press, 2002 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 27, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1931229074, 9781931229074 |
| Length | 404 pages |
| Subjects | › › Nature / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures Science / Paleontology |
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