The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs: Second Edition

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs: Second Edition

by Gregory S. Paul
The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs: Second Edition

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs: Second Edition

by Gregory S. Paul

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Overview

A fully updated and expanded new edition of the acclaimed, bestselling dinosaur field guide

The bestselling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs remains the must-have book for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from amateur enthusiasts to professional paleontologists. Now extensively revised and expanded, this dazzlingly illustrated large-format edition features some 100 new dinosaur species and 200 new and updated illustrations, bringing readers up to the minute on the latest discoveries and research that are radically transforming what we know about dinosaurs and their world.

Written and illustrated by acclaimed dinosaur expert Gregory Paul, this stunningly beautiful book includes detailed species accounts of all the major dinosaur groups as well as nearly 700 color and black-and-white images—skeletal drawings, "life" studies, scenic views, and other illustrations that depict the full range of dinosaurs, from small feathered creatures to whale-sized supersauropods. Paul's extensively revised introduction delves into dinosaur history and biology, the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and the history of dinosaur paleontology, as well as giving a taste of what it might be like to travel back in time to the era when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

  • Now extensively revised and expanded
  • Covers nearly 750 dinosaur species, including scores of newly discovered ones
  • Provides startling new perspectives on the famed Brontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus
  • Features nearly 700 color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including life studies, scenic views, and skull and muscle drawings
  • Includes color paleo-distribution maps and a color time line
  • Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781400883141
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 10/25/2016
Series: Princeton Field Guides , #69
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 360
File size: 64 MB
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About 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: A Complete Illustrated Guide. His work has 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 25
General Anatomy 25
Skin, Feathers, and Color 33
Respiration and Circulation 34
Digestive Tracts 36
Senses 36
Vocalization 38
Disease and Pathologies 38
Behavior 39
Brains, Nerves, and Intelligence 39
Social Activities 39
Reproduction 40
Growth 45
Energetics 47
Gigantism 49
Mesozoic Oxygen 52
The Evolution—and Loss—of Avian Flight 53
Dinosaur Safari 54
If Dinosaurs Had Survived 55
Dinosaur Conservation 55
Where Dinosaurs Are Found 56
Using the Group and Species Descriptions 62
Group and Species Accounts
Dinosaurs 69
Theropods 69
Sauropodomorphs 182
Ornithischians 239
Additional Reading 350
Index: Dinosaur Taxa 351
Formations 358

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From the Publisher

"I have been looking forward to this book for years. Gregory Paul has set the standard for how prehistoric animals are reconstructed in scientific illustrations. As with all his work, the illustrations in this book are made with a near-fanatical quest for accuracy. This will be a popular and much-used reference for a wide audience of dinosaur enthusiasts."—James I. Kirkland, state paleontologist, Utah Geological Survey

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