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The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs
The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs is a startling definitive look at the monsters of the Mesozoic era. It provides a complete portrait of their existence, including how they evolved, what they looked like, where they lived, how they behaved, and why they died.
Groundbreaking essays by acclaimed paleontologist detail everything from how the first discoveries of dinosaur fossils created a new science, to how modern technology has brought about drastic changes in the way we envision dinosaurs. The most sensational finds and the latest theories are covered, and some of the hottest debates in paleontology are explored such
· Are birds living descendants of dinosaurs?
· Were dinosaurs sluggish cold-blooded reptilians, or radically different?
· How did the dinosaurs' world change over time?
· How and why did the major dinosaur families become extinct?
The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs presents a spectacularly illustrated tour of the 140-million-year existence id the most exotic and interesting group of animals ever to walk the earth.
Groundbreaking essays by acclaimed paleontologist detail everything from how the first discoveries of dinosaur fossils created a new science, to how modern technology has brought about drastic changes in the way we envision dinosaurs. The most sensational finds and the latest theories are covered, and some of the hottest debates in paleontology are explored such
· Are birds living descendants of dinosaurs?
· Were dinosaurs sluggish cold-blooded reptilians, or radically different?
· How did the dinosaurs' world change over time?
· How and why did the major dinosaur families become extinct?
The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs presents a spectacularly illustrated tour of the 140-million-year existence id the most exotic and interesting group of animals ever to walk the earth.
432 pages, Paperback
First published November 18, 2000
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October 17, 2017
What can I say. It is Scientific American. Many different essays by top scientists discussing dinosaurs which collectively cover the state of the art including current controversies. This is not kid stuff. Great if you are up to reading serious science.
July 9, 2022
Although I was able to glean some information from this book, it's definitely not for the layperson. It's very technical, and I was unable to understand a lot of it. And with a new dinosaur species being discovered every 10 days or so, a book written in 2000 is probably woefully out of date anyway.
November 26, 2017
As a fledgling dino enthusiast, I found this collection both enlightening and challenging.
More pictures/Labelling of bones and etc. would have helped in "Noses, Lungs, and Guts" and "Dinosaur Biomechanics" (Those were a real struggle) but overall, I enjoyed the brick and learned a great deal about the leading theories of today!
More pictures/Labelling of bones and etc. would have helped in "Noses, Lungs, and Guts" and "Dinosaur Biomechanics" (Those were a real struggle) but overall, I enjoyed the brick and learned a great deal about the leading theories of today!
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