The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
The Untold Story of a Lost World
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Narrated by:
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Patrick Lawlor
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Steve Brusatte
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Sixty-six million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting-edge technology, is piecing together the complete story of how the dinosaurs created a hugely successful empire that lasted for around 150 million years.
In this hugely ambitious and engrossing story of how dinosaurs rose to dominate the planet, using the fossil clues that have been gathered using state-of-the-art technology, Steve Brusatte, one of the world's leading palaeontologists, follows these magnificent creatures from the Early Triassic period at the start of their evolution through the Jurassic period, to their final days in the Cretaceous and the legacy that they left behind.
Along the way, Brusatte introduces us to the cast of new dinosaur hunters and gives an insight into what it's like to be a palaeontologist whose job it is to hunt for dinosaurs. He offers thrilling accounts of some of the remarkable discoveries he has made, including primitive human-size tyrannosaurs, monstrous carnivores even larger than T. rex, and feathered raptor dinosaurs preserved in lava from China.
At a time when Homo sapiens has existed for less than 200,000 years and we are already talking about planetary extinction, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a timely reminder of what humans can learn from the magnificent creatures who ruled the earth before us.
©2018 Steve Brusatte (P)2018 Pan Macmillan Publishers LtdWhat listeners say about The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
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- chrisuk1000
- 12-04-2022
Full of current knowledge
Very informative and enjoyable. lots of Dino facts interspersed with stories of the key characters in the discovery of dinosaurs
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- Anonymous User
- 23-05-2024
brilliant and insightful
very well explained and described, it felt like I travelled back in time. I couldn't stop listening
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- Will
- 13-06-2018
So good!
So in-depth, so fantastic and a timely reminder at the end, thankyou, think ‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’ but for Dinosaurs
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- Anonymous User
- 17-09-2020
Great book for both casual and expert dinosaur enthusiasts
Brusatte has written absolutely charming love letter to Mesozoic dinosaurs, as well as the field of Paleontology and its many experts. Thoroughly covers the evolutionary path (as well as a single narrative book can anyway) from the end of the Permian all the way through the end of the Cretaceous. The reading by Lawlor was also vivid. Highly recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-05-2019
Amazing.
I loved this book. The content, narration and flow were brilliant. Honestly cannot recommend it enough.
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- Deborah Crow
- 28-08-2018
A whole world revealed.
As a life long student of the natural world I seek out areas of ignorance..When browsing Audible I saw this book and recognized I knew little about dinosaurs.
This well constructed book has lead me through a new world with humor and good pacing.
Highly recommend.
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- Kel G
- 17-04-2020
awesome delivery if great material.
An enjoyable listen of a subject that could easily be the most interesting ever but be prone to lengthy, wordy, boring and overly articulated explanation. This was the opposite. Relatable stories relating interesting facts in a day to day way that was easy to follow. I will enjoy it again for sure.
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- Jaidee
- 30-12-2019
So interesting
Wonderfully told by the author who is obviously very passionate about the subject. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-12-2022
Great listen for any dinosaur lover
Steve’s knowledge and story telling make this book hard to stop. A must read for any dinosaur lover
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- Ram Dayal
- 21-02-2021
The perfect audiobook
The book grasps your attention from the beginning and doesn't let it go. From stories of dinosaur bones in Liaoning province and interior Poland, to lush descriptions of the great storms that rolled across Pangea in the Triassic, the book is un put downable. I was sad when the age of dinosaurs came to a close.
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