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I purchased this book online becasue I heard so many great comments about it. However, I was very disappointed when it arrived becasue the print size is so small that even with my reading glasses it is not possible for me to read. I wish Amazon would require every advertisement to include the print size. Over the past six years, Michael Novacek, Dean of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, has led a team of international scientists to Mongolia's Gobi Desert on the greatest dinosaur expedition of the late twentieth century. Closed to the West since the 1920s and opened only to Michael Novacek's team, the remote sands of the Gobi Desert constitute the richest fossil site in the world. In Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs , Novacek takes the reader along with his team as he re-creates the day-to-day drama of field exploration over the last six years and recounts the remarkable discoveries that he and his colleagues unearthed. Following early years of relative disappointment, in 1993 the expedition discovered the richest Cretaceous dinosaur site ever found, excavating fossils that have helped to reshape our understanding of the dinosaur and early mammal era. Interweaving the adventure of field research with chapters that offer in depth discussions on contemporary dinosaur research and science, Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs makes for the best kind of science--an engrossing narrative that brings compellingly to life the thrill and excitement of scientific discovery. In 1993, An International Team Of Paleontologists From The American Museum Of Natural History And The Mongolian Academy Of Sciences, In The Fourth Year Of A Multiyear Expedition, Made One Of The Most Miraculous Fossil Discoveries In History. They Unearthed A Treasure Trove Of Cretaceous Dinosaurs And Mammals, Including Several New Species, That Has Already Helped To Reshape Our Understanding Of The Dinosaur Age. In Dinosaurs Of The Flaming Cliffs, Team Leader Michael. Novacek, Provost Of Science Of The American Museum Of Natural History And Curator Of Vertebrate Paleontology, Re-creates The Day-to-day Drama Of Field Exploration Over The Past Six Years In The Gobi And Recounts His And His Colleagues' Historic Discoveries, Reported In Front-page Headlines Across The World. In A Remarkable Narrative That Interweaves Expedition Chapters With In-depth Scientific Discussions On The Nature And Importance Of The Fossil Record, Novacek Takes. Us On A Journey That Explores The Very Nature Of Scientific Inquiry And Dinosaur Research. Michael Novacek ; With Illustrations By Ed Heck. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [348]-349) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Contents......Page 11 Prologue-- A Paleontological Paradise......Page 17 1 1990-- Journey to El Dorado......Page 32 2 Dinosaur Dream Time......Page 63 3 1991-- The Great Gobi Circuit......Page 108 4 The Terrain of Eons......Page 145 5 1992-- The Big Expedition......Page 174 6 Dinosaur Lives-- From Egg to Old Age......Page 198 plates......Page 225 7 1993-- Xanadu......Page 246 8 Flying Dinosaurs and Hopeful Monsters......Page 264 9 1994-- Back to the Bonanza......Page 290 10 Disasters, Victims, and Survivors......Page 310 11 The Secret History of Life......Page 344 Notes......Page 353 Select Reading List......Page 369 Index......Page 372 About the Author......Page 390