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Dinosaur Hunt, inside page
Client:   HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright:   © 2004 by Karen Carr
Media:   Digital
Pictured:   Acrocanthosaurus and Pluerocoelus  
Geologic age:   Cretaceous  
Did you know?  

The trackways in the Paluxy River, near Glen Rose, Texas, that record the ancient passage of Acrocanthosaurus and Pluerocoelus are now a popular tourist attraction.

Karen visited the trackways several times while working on her "Glen Rose Confrontation" mural and on her large bronze sculpture. These two earlier works led to Karen's work on "Dinosaur Hunt."

 
   

Dinosaur Hunt : Texas-115 Million Years Ago
by Karen Carr (Author)
Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books; (October, 2002)
ISBN: 0060297042

 


Notes:
 

Karen's book, "Dinosaur Hunt," is a fascinating illustrated glimpse into the lives of ancient animals, and features one of the most famous predator-prey confrontations from the Cretaceous.

"Dinosaur Hunt" recounts the confrontation between Acrocanthosaurus and Pleurocoelus along a Cretaceous shoreline more than 65 million years ago. The fossilized footprints from this confrontation are preserved to this day, and can be seen at Dinosaur Valley State Park, in Glen Rose, Texas.

Karen's book tracks the life of Acrocanthosaurus from hatchling through maturity, and presents what may have happened along this famous trackway.

Paleontologists like R. T. Bird have used the Glen Rose trackway to learn about dinosaur strides and locomotion, and Karen's illustrations incorporate actual physical measurements of the animal's gaits and tracks.

       
   

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