Time Traveler: In Search of Dinosaurs and Ancient Mammals from Montana to Mongolia

"A superb introduction to paleontology as it really is and how it is done, from fish to dinosaur, bird, and mammal." --Edward O. Wilson

Michael Novacek, a renowned paleontologist who has discovered important fossils on virtually every continent, is an authority on patterns of evolution and on the relationships among extinct and extant organisms. Time Traveler is his captivating account of how his boyhood enthusiasm for dinosaurs became a lifelong commitment to vanguard science. Novacek writes of the alluring perils of fieldwork with affection and discernment, and he illuminates the most exciting issues in paleontology today.

Author: Michael J. Novacek
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 03/15/2003
Pages: 380
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780374528768

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 03/30/2003 pg. 20

About the Author

Michael Novacek is curator of paleontology as well as senior vice president and provost of science at the American Museum of Natural History. He lives in New York City.

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