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Prehistoric monsters

the real and imagined creatures of the past that we love to fear

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Prehistoric monsters
Allen A. Debus
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An edition of Prehistoric monsters (2009)

Prehistoric monsters

the real and imagined creatures of the past that we love to fear

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"Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of mythological monsters. Early fossilists appreciated prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus. This study examines how these beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, engines of destruction and harbingers of cataclysm, taking their place in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of "lost worlds" where time stands still"--Provided by publisher.

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English
Pages
332

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Prehistoric Monsters: The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear
2009, McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Table of Contents

Introduction: prehistoric monster reflections
Inventing the prehistoric monster
Great-claw
Furred fury: exhumation of incognitum, America's first carnivorous monster
Behemoth and leviathan-the beauty of his beasts
Apish Antediluvia, or Darwin's great caveman
Psych-out!
Triumph of the Leapin' lizards
Cretaceous sanctuary
Rex battles
Modern prometheus
"And their lost worlds"
Appendix: the most famous prehistoric monsters in popular culture.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-324) and index.

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Jefferson, N.C

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
567.9
Library of Congress
P96.M6 D43 2010, P96.M6D43 2009

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Pagination
vii, 332 p. :
Number of pages
332

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24448755M
ISBN 13
9780786442812
LCCN
2009040779
OCLC/WorldCat
368029703

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