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Dinosaurs Rediscovered : The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology
by Michael J. Benton
Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has changed from natural history to a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in the prehistoric bones in ways that nobody predicted - we can now work out the colour of dinosaurs, their bite forces, top speeds, and even how they cared for their young. Remarkable new fossil finds, such as giant sauropod dinosaur skeletons from Patagonia, dinosaurs with feathers from China, and even a tiny dinosaur tail in Burmese amber - complete down to every detail of its filament-like feathers, skin, bones, and mummified tail muscles - have caused media sensations. New fossils are the lifeblood of modern palaeobiology of course, but it is the advances in technologies and methods that have allowed the revolution in the scope and confidence of the field.
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The rise and fall of the dinosaurs : a new history of a lost world
by Stephen Brusatte
The "resident paleontologist" for BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs presents a narrative scientific history of the dinosaur eras that examines their origins, habitats, extinction and living legacy, chronicling nearly 200 million years of their evolution from small shadow dwellers through the emergences of prehistoric ancestors that became more than 10,000 modern bird species.
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs : A New History of a Lost World, Summary
by Lee Tang
Dinosaurs, the world's most fearsome creatures, vanished sixty-six million years ago. Now Steve Brusatte has revealed their 200-million-year-long story as never before. In The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, Brusatte tells the story of the origin and demise of the most intriguing class of animals ever lived. Drawing on cutting-edge science, he reveals how dinosaurs evolved from small insignificant animals 250 million years ago into apex predators that ruled the entire planet. He re-created the dinosaur kingdoms in North America, Asia, South America, Africa, and Europe during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, when thousands of species thrived. He describes the most famous dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, and how dinosaurs evolved into birds. The story continues to a day at the end of the Cretaceous, 66 million years ago. Billions of dinosaurs all over the world woke up on that day feeling confident about their place in nature. Then, in a split second, nearly all of the dinosaurs died in the most extraordinary extinction event in Earth's history. If it could happen to dinosaurs, could it happen to us? This guide includes:
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Dinosaurs : A Very Short Introduction
by David Norman
The popularity of dinosaurs seems never ending, as evidenced by the popularity of films such Jurassic Park and documentaries like Walking with Dinosaurs. But how much do these types of entertainment really tell us about recent scientific discoveries and the latest research into the world of the dinosaur? This is the first book explain how scientists have been able to put together a picture of how dinosaurs looked, what they ate, and how they moved and interacted with each other. Taking a new approach to the subject, David Norman combines different areas of science, such as anatomy, genetics, forensics, and engineering design, to piece together the latest evidence of how animal life evolved on earth. Norman engagingly lays out the history of dinosaur research, from the speculation over ancient myths about dragons, to the latest virtual reality animation sequences and engineering design analysis. He also discusses the role that informed speculation and luck has played in many of the major discoveries. This book is a fantastic introduction for those just beginning to take an interest in dinosaurs and a must-read for true dinosaur-lovers who want to know not just the latest theories and discoveries, but how scientists achieved them.
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Why dinosaurs matter
by Kenneth Lacovara
A paleontologist examines the importance of the way dinosaurs lived and may have died, the meaning of fossils, the nature of deep time, and humans’ place in the world as the earth moves into an uncertain environmental future.
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The Princeton field guide to dinosaurs
by Gregory S Paul
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. Paul 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.
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Marlo and the dinosaurs
by Christopher Browne
Awaking from a nap Marlo investigates a strange sight that leads him to the land of dinosaurs, in a book with hidden characters in each illustration
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How do dinosaurs learn to read?
by Jane Yolen
Designed for particular appeal to reluctant new readers, a latest entry in the series that includes How do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? features stomping, roaring dinosaurs who soak books in the bathtub, throw them and finally learn how to enthusiastically, and carefully, read them with their loved ones at bedtime.
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What Kind of Car Does a T. Rex Drive?
by Mark Lee
When a stegosaurus, a pterodactyl and a triceratops arrive at a car lot, dino experts Ava and Mickey use their knowledge to pair each customer with just the right vehicle, until a surprisingly hard-to-please T. rex shows up, needing a car of his own. Illustrated by the best-selling artist of the Frank Einstein series.
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We don't eat our classmates
by Ryan T Higgins
When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are.
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What was the age of the dinosaurs?
by Megan Stine
A series presented in the same format and designed for the same audience as the phenomenally successful Who Was...? series offers compelling, easy-to-read accounts of historical events that changed our world and includes 16 pages of photos and reproductions as well as illustrations.
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Dining with dinosaurs : a tasty guide to mesozoic munching
by Hannah Bonner
An upbeat introduction to the diets of creatures from the Mesozoic period reveals how scientists can observe fossils to determine what prehistoric animals, fish and insects ate. By the award-winning creator of When Bugs Were Big, Plants Were Strange, and Tetrapods Stalked the Earth.
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