Book description
Learn about the nature of Extinction with iMinds insightful knowledge
series. Extinction means the death of a species of animal or plant. When
you think of extinct species, you probably think of dinosaurs. So it may
amaze you to know that 99% of all species that once lived on the earth
are now extinct!Dinosaurs are the most well-known of all extinct
creatures. Dinosaurs roamed the earth, graced the skies and swam through
the water for about 140 million years, before they met their end some 65
million years ago. Their skeletons lay buried beneath the earth and they
were forgotten about for millions of years. Then, large fossils were
found between the 1670s and the 1820s. A number of British scientists,
including a doctor called Gideon Mantell and a scholar called William
Buckland, studied the large fossils and concluded they came from a huge
reptile that Buckland named megalosaurus or giant lizard . As further
study into large bone fossils took place, it became apparent that a
whole group of giant lizards had actually once roamed the earth. These
giant lizards were given the collective name of dinosauria , meaning
terrible lizards .iMinds brings targeted knowledge to your eReading
device with short information segments to whet your mental appetite and
broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning products have been
praised in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA
Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of general knowledge
acquisition. Learn about the nature of Extinction with iMinds
insightful knowledge series. Extinction means the death of a species of
animal or plant. When you think of extinct species, you probably think
of dinosaurs. So it may amaze you to know that 99% of all species that
once lived on the earth are now extinct!Dinosaurs are the most
well-known of all extinct creatures. Dinosaurs roamed the earth, graced
the skies and swam through the water for about 140 million years, before
they met their end some 65 million years ago. Their skeletons lay buried
beneath the earth and they were forgotten about for millions of years.
Then, large fossils were found between the 1670s and the 1820s. A number
of British scientists, including a doctor called Gideon Mantell and a
scholar called William Buckland, studied the large fossils and concluded
they came from a huge reptile that Buckland named megalosaurus or giant
lizard . As further study into large bone fossils took place, it became
apparent that a whole group of giant lizards had actually once roamed
the earth. These giant lizards were given the collective name of
dinosauria , meaning terrible lizards .iMinds brings targeted knowledge
to your eReading device with short information segments to whet your
mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning
products have been praised in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb
Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of
general knowledge acquisition.
