![]() The answer, he said, is that the time was right for these fossils to be preserved due to widespread volcanic activity, which produced huge amounts of sediment. "The real question is why are there so many dinosaurs and other vertebrate fossils preserved across the part of Western North America in rocks spanning such a short duration?" Roberts told Newsweek. Not necessarily, according to Eric Roberts, head of earth and environmental science at James Cook University in Australia and author of the aforementioned study. So what is it about North America that makes it so abundant in fossils? Is it that this region was particularly habitable for dinosaurs, making it a global hotspot for diversification? According to a study on fossil preservation published Monday, fossils preserved in North America's Western Interior Basin record an "exceptional peak" in the diversification of dinosaur fossils towards the end of the Cretaceous period. Western North America, in particular, has been one of the greatest sources of dinosaur fossils in the world. Some of the most famous dinosaurs ever are thought to have lived in North America, including Tyrannosaurus. I'm Queer.A stock illustration depicts a T-rex walking along the ancient Earth. Reviewed from copy received from Balzer + Bray.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Īrchives Archives Categories Categories Tags adventures African-Americans American history animals art artists bears bedtime biographies birds bullying cats community creativity death diversity dogs emotions fairy tales families fantasy fathers food friendship friendships grandparents grief historical fiction history humor imagination LGBTQ magic mothers music mysteries nature pets poetry rabbits racism romance school science science fiction seasons self esteem siblings toddlers trees Blogroll Add this to your dinosaur story times or units on twisted fairy tales. Make sure you read the welcome mats and the end pages.Īnother fantastic read from Mo Willems. The illustrations too have small touches. Pigeon and Piggie would be right at home in these pages too. The illustrations are classic Willems as well. It’s a delight to read aloud, because as always Willem’s books have the perfect pacing for sharing. Thanks to the tone, children will immediately understand that something is afoot, though the book is insisting that nothing at all is wrong. It’s the narrator explaining what is happening by using a sarcastic tone and explaining what is not happening. The tone of this book is really what makes it work so very well. Even Goldilocks, who never notices anything, starts to realize that something odd is going on in her story, but not before the trap is sprung! All of those noises in the woods are also not dinosaurs arguing about when to pounce, they are the wind. The ladder to help her reach the pudding is not part of the trap either. ![]() And those three huge bowls of chocolate pudding are just a coincidence, as well as the open front door. But there’s another really big difference, the three dinosaurs are most certainly NOT setting a trap for Goldilocks. Think of chocolate-stuffed little girl bonbons sort of treat! Here the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is changed so that you have three dinosaurs instead. Willems never seems to miss with his books and this one is a real treat. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems ![]()
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