Dinosaurs Under the Aurora - (Life of the Past) by Roland A Gangloff (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Examining long-standing controversies, such as the end-Cretaceous extinction of dinosaurs and whether dinosaurs were residents or just seasonal visitors to polar latitudes, Gangloff takes readers on a delightful and instructive journey into the world of paleontology as it is conducted in the land under the aurora.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In 1961, while mapping rock exposures along the Colville River in Alaska, an oil company geologist would unknowingly find the evidence for a startling discovery. Long before the North Slope of Alaska was being exploited for its petroleum resources it was a place where dinosaurs roamed. <i>Dinosaurs under the Aurora</i> immerses readers in the challenges, stark beauty, and hard-earned rewards of conducting paleontological field work in the Arctic. Roland A. Gangloff recounts the significant discoveries of field and museum research on Arctic dinosaurs, most notably of the last 25 years when the remarkable record of dinosaurs from Alaska was compiled. This research has changed the way we think about dinosaurs and their world. Examining long-standing controversies, such as the end-Cretaceous extinction of dinosaurs and whether dinosaurs were residents or just seasonal visitors to polar latitudes, Gangloff takes readers on a delightful and instructive journey into the world of paleontology as it is conducted in the land under the aurora.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>in his book, [Gangloff] demonstrates the importance of arctic paleontological research--especially in Alaska--and shares his experience with field research in an easy to read format.</p>-- "thenorthernlight.org"<br><br><p>Dinosuars under the Aurora immerses readers in the challenges, stark beauty, and hard-earned rewards of conducting paleontological field work in the Arctic. . . . Gangloff takes readers on a delightful and instructive journey into the world of paleontology as it is conducted in the land under the aurora.</p>-- "Guardian-Birdbooker Report"<br><br><p>Gangloff makes both modern and ancient Alaska come alive for the armchair palaeontologist.</p>-- "New Scientist"<br><br><p>Using his own distinguished career as a springboard, Gangloff has assembled an accessible and eloquently written introduction to the history of dinosaur research in Alaska, where it presently stands and what the future might hold.</p>-- "newsminer.com"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Roland A. Gangloff is Emeritus Associate Professor of Geology and Geophysics and former Curator of Earth Science at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. He is presently a Visiting Scholar at the University of California Museum of Paleontology.</p>
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