The Great Dinosaur Controversy: A Guide to the Debates

by Keith Parsons

A historical review of the most important scientific controversies that have shaped our knowledge of dinosaurs since the discovery of important fossils in the 1820s.

In The Great Dinosaur A Guide to the Debates , the major scientific disputes that have contributed to the understanding of dinosaurs come to light. Each chapter presents a major controversy then ponders the lessons learned and their impact on the scientific field.

Colorful characters such as "anti-evolutionist" Robert Owen, "Darwin's bulldog," T.H. Huxley, and "dinosaur heretic" Robert Bakker, enliven the debates, which range from the origin of dinosaurs and their posture to their evolution or retrogression and whether they were warm- or cold-blooded. Two of the most recent debates concern how dinosaurs became extinct and whether or not birds are their descendents.

304 pages, Hardcover

First published December 2, 2003

Reviews

[miha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zelo zelo zanimiva! Všeč mi je blo ker je res opisovala tist kar je oblublala (je mal bl znanstvana oz. namenjena študiju) da je ni odnesl v neke anekdote avtorja, k majo malo al pa nič veze s temo knjige in želi avtor samo zapolnit strani in vlečt da pride do dela k te dejansko zanima. Vsa poglavja so bla izredno zanimiva, sm se nauču par novih stvari - plus še na koncu izseki iz originalnih pisem, člankov iz katerih je črpov vire. Sm kr še mau bl navdušen nad dinozavri kt sm pa že tko bil.

Res sem jo bral dolg časa, s pavzami, ampak me je zmerej potegnla nazaj - edino lahko bi mela mal več slik - sm jo bral skupej z Googlom in iskov slike raznih vrst po netu :)

Mi je dala občutek kok je vsega k se ne bo dalo nikol ugotovit, kolk od tega kar smo že ugotovil ni nujno da je 100% res in da se verjetno nikol ne bo uspel 100% dokazat, ampak kolk zanimivo je vseeno raziskovat, ugibat in odkrivat.