文档介绍：THE LOST DINOSAURS OF EGYPT
THE LOST
DINOSAURS
OF EGYPT
WILLIAM NOTHDU RFT
WITH JOSH SMITH, MATT LAMANNA
KEN LACOVARA, JASON POOLE,
AND JEN SMITH
RANDOM HOUSE
NFW YORK
COSMOS
Published in conjunction with Cosmos Studios
Copyright © 2002 by Cosmos Studios and MPH Entertainment
Map copyright © 2002 by Jeffrey L. Ward
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nothdurft, William.
The lost dinosaurs of Egypt / William Nothdurft with Josh Smith . . . [et al.].
p. cm.
ISBN 0-375-50795-7
1. Paralititan stromeri—Egypt—Bahariya Oasis. 2. Paleontology—Cretaceous. 3.
Dinosaurs—Egypt—Bahariya Oasis. 4. Paleontological excavations—Egypt—
Bahariya Oasis. 5. Stromer, Ernst. I. Smith, Josh. II. Title.
N68 2002 '0962—dc21 2002075172
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First Edition
Book design by Casey Hampton
CONTENTS
map of egypt vii
prologue: Death and Resurrection 3
one: Reaping the Whirlwind 7
two: The Bone-Hunting Aristocrat 21
three: Unearthing a Legend 46
four: Dragomen, Fossils, and Fleas 66
five: The Road to Bahariya 83
six: Finds and Losses 102
seven: Sand, Wind, and Time 118
eight: The Hill Near Death 138
nine: Solving Stromer's Riddle 156
ten: Lost World of the Lost Dinosaurs 180
epilogue: Memorials 201
notes 207
bibliography 217
acknowledgments 223
index 227