The Scientific American book of dinosaurs / Gregory S. Paul, editor

Object Details

Author

Paul, Gregory S

"A Byron Preiss book."

Contents

A brief history of dinosaur paleontology / by Michael Benton -- Digging them up / by Daniel J. Chure -- Noses, lungs, and guts / by Guy Leahy -- Dinosaur biomechanics / by Per Christiansen -- Restoring the life appearances of dinosaurs ; A quick history of dinosaur art ; The art of Charles R. Knight / by Gregory S. Paul -- Dinosaurs got hurt too / by Rebecca R. Hanna -- Naming the dinosaurs / by George Olshevsky -- Classification and evolution of the dinosaur groups / by Tom R. Holtz, Jr. -- The flying dinosaurs / by Andrzej Elzanowski -- Feathered dinosaurs / by Philip J. Currie -- The origin of birds and their flight / by Kevin Padian and Luis M. Chiappe -- The evolution of Mesozoic flora and fauna / by David Norman -- Tracking dinosaur society / by James O. Farlow -- Tracking a dinosaur attack / by David A. Thomas and James O. Farlow -- Feeding adaptations in the dinosauria / by David Norman -- Breathing life into Tryannosaurus Rex / by Gregory M. Erickson -- The teeth of the Tyrannosaurs / by William L. Abler -- Reproduction and parenting / by David J. Varricchio -- Growth rates among the dinosaurs / by Kristina Curry Rogers -- The thermodynamics of dinosaurs / by Reese Barrick -- Australia's polar dinosaurs / by Thomas Hewitt Rich ... -- Dinosaur renaissance / by Robert Bakker -- An extraterrestrial impact / by Walter Alvarez and Frank Asaro -- A volcanic eruption / by Vincent E. Courtillot -- The mass extinctions of the late Mesozoic / by Dale Russell -- The Yucatan impact and related matters ; Hi-tech trends and robotic brains / by Gregory S. Paul

2000

C2000

Type

Books

Physical description

vii, 424 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm

Title

Book of dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Dinosaurs

Record ID

siris_sil_608677

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0