Gideon Mantell and the Discovery of Dinosaurs

Dennis R. Dean

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English

Cambridge University Press
30 October 2008

Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; Palaeontology

This is a scholarly yet accessible 1999 biography of a pioneering dinosaur hunter and scholar. Gideon Mantell discovered the Iguanodon (a famous tale and related in this book) and several other dinosaur species, spent over twenty-five years restoring Iguanodon fossils, and helped establish the idea of an Age of Reptiles that ended with their extinction at the conclusion of the Mesozoic Era. He had significant interaction with such well-known figures as James Parkinson, Georges Cuvier, Charles Lyell, Roderick Murchison, Charles Darwin and Richard Owen. Dennis Dean, a well-known scholar of geology and the Victorian era, here places Mantell's career in its cultural context, employing original research in archives throughout the world, including the previously unexamined Mantell family papers in New Zealand.

By: Dennis R. Dean
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9780521088176
ISBN 10: 0521088178
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 30 October 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Gideon Mantell and the Discovery of Dinosaurs

From the hardback review: ' ... builds a rich understanding of a key player in an important evolutionary drama. I recommend it to a broad range of readers, from dinosaur enthusiasts, to historians of science and biologists interested in the roots of our sciences.' John Flynn, Trends in Ecology and Evolution