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The dinosaur artist : obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy / Paige William...

The dinosaur artist : obsession, betrayal, and the ques...

The dinosaur artist : obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy / Paige William...

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The dinosaur artist : obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy / Paige Williams.

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Full title

The dinosaur artist : obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy / Paige Williams.

Publisher

New York : Hachette Books, 2018.

Call Numbers

G 2018/5531

Record Identifier

74VKV8XXddmZ

MMS ID

991024189608802626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xxii, 410 pages ; 24 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

"Superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton" -- Land O' Lakes -- Garcia, king of the Ice Age -- Dive -- Deal -- Tucson -- Big game -- Middleman in Japan -- Hollywood headhunters -- The warrior and the explorer -- The Flaming Cliffs -- Market conditions -- "Go Gobi" -- The ghost of Mary Anning -- The last dinosau...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Hachette Books, 2018.

Edition

First edition.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2018.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"In 2012, a New York auction catalogue made an unusual offering: 'a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton.' In fact, Lot 49135 consisted of a nearly complete T. bataar, a close cousin to T. rex, the most famous animal that ever lived. The fossils now on display in Manhattan had been unearthed in Mongolia, some 6,000 miles away. At 8 feet high and 24 feet l...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The dinosaur artist : obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy / Paige Williams.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

"September 2018"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (289-381) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2018

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2018/5531

Record Identifier

74VKV8XXddmZ

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV8XXddmZ

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9780316382533 (hardcover)

0316382531 (hardcover)

DDC

560.75

MMS ID

991024189608802626

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