Návrat dinosaurů - 200 let objevování ztraceného světa – Socha Vladimír (2025)

Two centuries ago, a very significant event occurred – at least for everyone interested in the history of our planet and the remarkable creatures that were its undisputed rulers during the Mesozoic era. In 1824, British paleontologist William Buckland identified and scientifically described the first species of dinosaur based on fossil findings, thus beginning a long and fascinating journey into the research of these long-extinct prehistoric animals.
So, meet the mistakes and successes of several generations of paleontologists who, through ingenuity, adventurous fossil hunting, and eventually the latest technologies, managed to literally resurrect a long-lost world. The well-informed guide through the history of dinosaur research will be Vladimír Socha, a leading Czech expert on this subject: we will see how scientists progressed from the first accidental discoveries of dinosaur bones to today's advanced knowledge, where we can very accurately reconstruct what they looked like, how they lived, how they reproduced, or what diseases they suffered from. And it certainly won't be boring – you can expect stories full of original personalities, challenging expeditions, and surprising twists, complemented by a number of historical photographs and illustrations by Vladimír Rimbala, one of the continuators of the classical...