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Alaska Dinosaurs An Ancient Arctic World

By: Anthony R Fiorillo(Author)
224 pages, 46 colour & 56 b/w photos and illustrations, 6 tables
Publisher: CRC Press
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The Arctic was not always cold and inhospitable. Millions of years ago dinosaurs roamed under tree ferns in a warmer world. Alaska Dinosaurs is a survey of the dinosaurs found in the rocks of this now frigid landscape. The author has spent decades exploring fossil bearing sediments of the Mesozoic and has written a lively and readable account of this ancient world. But Alaska Dinosaurs is more than dinosaurs. It is also a geological overview of Alaska; a report on the fossils that have been found; descriptions of footprints of long dead animals; and a review of the fossil plants and the paleoclimate and paleoecology of the Arctic.

Contents

- The Age of the Ancient Arctic
- History of Arctic Dinosaur Discoveries
- Geologic Overview of Alaska
- The Bones
- The Footprints
- Something about the plants
- Aspects of paleobiology and paleoecology
- Paleoclimate
- Synopsis

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Biography

Anthony R. Fiorillo is the Vice President of Research and Collection and Chief Curator at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Geology at Southern Methodist University and Affiliated Faculty in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He is Fellow of the Geological Society of America and serves as an Academic Editor for PLoS ONE. And he is the author and/or co-author of over 100 peer review schloarly articles.

By: Anthony R Fiorillo(Author)
224 pages, 46 colour & 56 b/w photos and illustrations, 6 tables
Publisher: CRC Press
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"Polar regions and fossils are topics of perpetual interest. Now we are in a world of global warming, in which polar regions heat first and suffer more immediate impacts. The Cretaceous was a greenhouse world with warmer poles and, thus, serve as a warm Earth analog. Fiorillo is undoubtedly the best person to have written this book because of his experience in the field, his numerous publications, and his complementary work in Asia."
– Louis L. Jacobs, Southern Methodist University.

"Alaska Dinosaurs: An Ancient Arctic World is a cutting-edge presentation of Cretaceous Arctic ecosystems. This comprehensive work represents an important step forward in presenting Alaska's fascinating fossil history."
– Federico Fanti, Università di Bologna

"The work reads like a call to arms to explore the paleontological significance of the ancient Arctic."
– Mead Treadwell, former Lt. Governor of Alaska and former Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission

"This volume is one of the most up-to-date and comprehensive overviews of what is known of Cretaceous ecosystems from the far north, and provides a starting point for those seeking more in-depth studies."
– Christopher R. Noto, Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin

"[...] A compelling and truly fascinating tour through ancient Arctic ecosystems, employing dinosaurs as our guide. This book is a must read for anyone seeking a journey through the deep time paleontologic record of Alaska [...] expeditions through the eyes of explorers who organized voyages [...] providing us a view of the sometimes harsh yet exhilarating and inspirational landscape. I found Anthony Fiorillo's book to be fabulous. It is a brilliant summary of Alaska Arctic Dinosaurs and ancient Arctic ecosystems."
– Peter P. Flaig, Research Associate at The University of Texas at Austin

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