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Geeking Out on Dinosaurs
Paleontologist Tom Holtz, right, tells a bookstore audience that there is lot to learn about big, scary creatures that lived millions of years ago.
(By Gerald Martineau -- The Washington Post)
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Holtz is fascinated that new information is being learned about dinosaurs that were discovered long ago. Did you know that some dinos, including the Velociraptor, had feathers covering much of their bodies? That discovery was made in the past 10 years.
New findings like that inspired Holtz to write the book "Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages."
So what's his favorite dinosaur? The T. rex, of course.
"They're just the coolest thing ever," he says with a big smile. "They're the climax of the carnivorous dinosaurs."
-- Ellen McCarthy
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After digesting the more than 420 pages of Thomas Holtz's "Dinosaurs" book, you'll know almost as much about these wildly popular creatures as he does.
Luis Rey's dramatic illustrations, which decorate nearly every page, are amazing. He's drawn some pretty mean-looking dudes, many of which seem to be charging off the page right at you! (Let's hope they're not meat-eaters.)
Whether your tastes favor the carnivores or the herbivores, the fluffy dinosaurs or the ones with armor, you'll be spellbound by this book. And by the time you finish it, just think how many more new dinosaurs will have been discovered.
