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Overview

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first authoritative dinosaur book in the style of a field guide. World-renowned dinosaur illustrator and researcher Gregory Paul provides comprehensive visual and textual coverage of the great Mesozoic animals that gave rise to the living dinosaurs, the birds. Incorporating the new discoveries and research that are radically transforming what we know about dinosaurs, this book is distinguished both by its scientific accuracy and the quality and quantity of its illustrations. It presents thorough descriptions of more than 735 dinosaur species and features more than 600 color and black-and-white images, including unique skeletal drawings, "life" studies, and scenic views--illustrations that depict the full range of dinosaurs, from small, feathered creatures to whale-sized supersauropods.

Heavily illustrated species accounts of the major dinosaur groups are preceded by an extensive introduction that covers dinosaur history and biology, the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and the history of dinosaur paleontology--and that also gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back to the time of the dinosaurs.

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs is a must-have for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from the amateur enthusiast to the professional paleontologist.

  • The first authoritative field guide to dinosaurs
  • Covers more than 735 species
  • Beautiful, large-format volume
  • Lavishly illustrated throughout, with more than 600 color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including:
    • More than 130 color life studies, including scenic views
    • Close to 450 skeletal, skull, head, and muscle drawings
    • 8 color paleo-distribution maps
    • Color timeline
  • Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs

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This latest book by Paul, a leading dinosaur researcher and illustrator, is an excellent accompaniment to your standard dinosaur encyclopedias. Its strength lies is the inclusion of over 735 species, along with information on how complete the fossil skeletons representing them are, anatomical characteristics, distribution of fossil finds, the animal's probable habitat, and what scientists believe about its behavior. The text incorporates new scientific opinion on the appearance and habitat of many dinosaurs, and it is beautifully illustrated with over 600 images depicting both skeletal anatomy and current opinions on the creatures' appearance. Paul is an expert, having written seven books on dinosaurs as well as many technical papers and popular articles on the subject. VERDICT Though not a field guide to stuff in your backpack, this exciting addition to dinosaur reference is essential for high school through university libraries and is highly recommended for all students of dinosaurs.—Betty Galbraith, Washington State Univ. Libs., Pullman

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780691137209
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publication date: 9/30/2010
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 135,970
  • Series: Princeton Field Guides Series
  • Product dimensions: 8.70 (w) x 11.20 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Meet the Author


Gregory S. Paul is a leading dinosaur illustrator and researcher who helped establish the "new look" of the Mesozoic creatures seen in contemporary documentaries and movies, including "Jurassic Park", for which he served as a consultant. His books include "Predatory Dinosaurs of the World" (Simon & Schuster), "The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs" (St. Martin's), and "Dinosaurs of the Air". His work has also appeared in "Scientific American", " Nature", the "New York Times", and many other publications.

Table of Contents


Preface 6

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction

History of Discovery and Research 9

What Is a Dinosaur? 13

Dating Dinosaurs 14

The Evolution of Dinosaurs and Their World 15

Extinction 23

After the Age of Dinosaurs 24

Biology 24

General Anatomy 24

Skin, Feathers, and Color 32

Respiration and Circulation 33

Digestive Tracts 35

Senses 36

Vocalization 37

Disease and Pathologies 37

Behavior 38

Brains, Nerves, and Intelligence 38

Social Activities 38

Reproduction 39

Growth 44

Energetics 46

Gigantism 48

Mesozoic Oxygen 51

The Evolution--and Loss--of Avian Flight 52

Dinosaur Safari 53

If Dinosaurs Survived 54

Dinosaur Conservation 54

Where Dinosaurs Are Found 55

Using the Group and Species Descriptions 61

Group and Species Accounts

Dinosaurs 67

Theropods 67

Sauropodomorphs 162

Ornithischians 214

Additional Reading 316

Index: Dinosaur Taxa 317

Formations 319

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