Over the past six years Michael Novacek, the Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, has led a team of international scientists to the Gobi Desert on the greatest dinosaur expedition of the late 20th century.

Closed to the West since the 1920's, the remote sands of Mongolia's Gobi Desert constitute the richest fossil site in the world. In Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs, Novacek invites the reader along with his team as he recounts the day-to-day drama of field exploration and discusses the remarkable discoveries that he and his colleagues unearthed, fossil finds that have helped to reshape our understanding of the dinosaur and early mammal era.

Interweaving the adventure of field research with chapters that bring the reader up to date on contemporary dinosaur theory and science, Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs brings the excitement of scientific discovery to life.

Author: Michael Novacek
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 08/18/1997
Pages: 392
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 7.97h x 5.22w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780385477758


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 09/21/1997 pg. 40
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1997 pg. 96