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Deep Alberta Fossil Facts and Dinosaur Digs.(Brief article)(Book review)

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Deep Alberta Fossil Facts and Dinosaur Digs by John Acorn. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 168 pp., profusely illustrated, colour, paper, $29.95.

Call it palaeontology, call it prehistory, call it whatever you want, but the study of dinosaurs and fossils is one with broad public appeal. This excellent book by John Acorn delves into Alberta past in a work that is a feast for the eyes and a challenge for the mind.

The book covers everything one can imagine. There is, of course, the Albertosaurus, our own contribution to the paleaontological field. There are also the Edmontonosanrus, the Triceratops, the Tyrannosaurus, and a number ...

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