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Dynamic Dinosaurs - Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants. R. McNeill Alexander. Columbia University Press; New York. 1989. viii + 167 pp. $30.00.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2016

James O. Farlow*
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Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, 2101 Coliseum Boulevard East, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805

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