Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

by Carl Mehling (Editor)

With descriptions of every dinosaur that ever lived, this appealing, accessible encyclopedia—featuring more than 450 illustrations and photographs­— is essential reading for anyone intrigued by nature at its most majestic.
 
For 150 million years, dinosaurs were the undisputed rulers of the Earth—and they still fire our imaginations. Using the latest paleontological research, Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs describes the creatures who lived during the great Age of Reptiles, the real-life giants and monsters such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Stegosaurus who once dominated our planet. Entries are arranged by chronological period, running from the Triassic through to the late Cretaceous. Information boxes provide key facts and figures on every featured dinosaur.

448 pages, Hardcover

Published March 5, 2019

Reviews

[Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool reference book about dinosaurs. Lot of information, well done and realistic illustrations, a bunch of info charts as well (how big compare to human, weight, height, places, etc.). I notice some wrong conversion between imperial and metric system, which of course made it loose one star and some credibility, might be just transcript error, but still... Not perfect, but good enough to use as reference and entertain curious kids!

[Wilbur Baker · Rating 2 out of 5]

While doing it’s job as an encyclopedia and reference book, I found it to be lacking in various fundamental species and details. For example, the lack of Yutyrannus and Sinosauropteryx despite their discoveries providing fundamental dinosaur knowledge is confusing to me. Along with this, the Psittacosaurus has a distressing lack of quills on its lower back despite being published long before this book was. The height comparisons shown were inconsistent due to the positioning of the paleoart. The paleoart itself also came across as very outdated and oftentimes depicting the animals in a very monstrous way. I’m sorry Mr. Mehling, but this was incredibly disappointing.