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Elementary to intermediate audio and answer key are also available in video format below 4. In fact, the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other creatures has an easy answer they simply died in the genesis flood except those dinosaurs likely taken on the ark, which probably died soon after the flood. Feb 07, 2005 fastovsky, the author of numerous scientific publications dealing with mesozoic vertebrate faunas and their ancient environments, is also scientific coeditor of geology. A concise natural history by david e fastovsky, professor david b weishampel online at alibris. The evolution and extinction of the dinosaurs david e. A concise natural history is a paleontology textbook by david e. This 2005 edition of the evolution and extinction of the dinosaurs is a unique, comprehensive treatment of this fascinating group of organisms. Building on the success of the previous editions, dinosaurs has been reorganised and extensively rewritten in response to instructor and student feedback.
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