![]() Additionally, earlier periods of dinosaurs and non-dinosaurs were covered, particularly the evolution of crocodiles (who were scary AF) and also birds.The only scientists Brusatte speaks ill of are long dead: the batty 19th-century rivals Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. This entire book was amazing, particularly when understanding the billions of years of life that came before humans-and the chain of events that led to humans being able to become the apex predators instead of the vicious T-Rex, who was cut down at the height of its reign (and who had great eyesight and could not outrun a Jeep and could totally crush a car in half with its jaws, so thank you for giving me a false sense of security, Jurassic Park). It’s fascinating and incredible what new discoveries, technology and modern analytics can do-and the brilliant minds that are dedicated to understanding the mysteries of the past. Anywho, this was a fascinating glimpse into the quickly changing and fast-paced world of paleontology and geology, which were not the dead-end jobs that I grew up being told (“You’ll never get a job studying dinosaurs” they said, so I…never did-also I was never super duper fascinated by dinosaurs and the past because that kitchen scene scared the living shit out of me, so), but are vibrant and growing and uncovering more and more history-altering discoveries each month. ![]()
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