Dinosaurs: A Spotter's Guide
Published on 3. August 2023
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-915588-22-7 (ISBN)
Description
Travel back in time to become a dinosaur spotter.
Step into your time machine, travel back millions of years and get ready to spot more than 160 incredible dinosaurs.
Get up close to Tyrannosaurus rex, Spinosaurus, Velociraptor, Giganotosaurus and all your other favourites. Meet the dinosaurs that scientists have only just discovered, too!
Crammed with incredible illustrations, hundreds of facts, special features, fact boxes, pronunciations and an A-Z directory, this is the perfect gift for every budding palaeontologist and daring dinosaur explorer.
Step into your time machine, travel back millions of years and get ready to spot more than 160 incredible dinosaurs.
Get up close to Tyrannosaurus rex, Spinosaurus, Velociraptor, Giganotosaurus and all your other favourites. Meet the dinosaurs that scientists have only just discovered, too!
Crammed with incredible illustrations, hundreds of facts, special features, fact boxes, pronunciations and an A-Z directory, this is the perfect gift for every budding palaeontologist and daring dinosaur explorer.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 243 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
802 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915588-22-7 (9781915588227)
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Person
Michael K. Brett-Surman is a noted palaeontologist and is currently serving as the Museum Specialist for Dinosaurs, Fossil Reptiles and Amphibians at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution. He also teaches as part of
the Smithsonian Outreach program. He is the author of The Jurassic World Field Guide to Dinosaurs with Dr. Thomas R.
Holtz, Jr. and the coeditor of The Complete Dinosaur.
the Smithsonian Outreach program. He is the author of The Jurassic World Field Guide to Dinosaurs with Dr. Thomas R.
Holtz, Jr. and the coeditor of The Complete Dinosaur.
Content
INTRODUCING DINOSAURS
What is a dinosaur?
Dinosaur weigh-in
Different hip bones
Feeding
Anatomy of a dinosaur
Skeletons, skulls and skin
Brains and communication
Eggs and babies
Living in herds
Predators and scavengers
Survival techniques
Size and speed
Armour and defence
Claws and spikes
A-Z OF DINOSAURS
Abelisaurus and Abydosaurus
Albertaceratops and Albertosaurus
Allosaurus and Alvarezsaurus
Alwalkeria and Amargasaurus
Ambopteryx and Anchisaurus
Ankylosaurus and Antarctopelta
Apatosaurus and Argentinosaurus
Avimimus and Bambiraptor
Barosaurus and Baryonyx
Beipiaosaurus, Bonitasaura and Borealopelta
Brachiosaurus and Byronosaurus
Camarasaurus and Carcharodontosaurus
Carnotaurus and Caudipteryx
Centrosaurus and Ceratosaurus
Chasmosaurus and Coelophysis
Compsognathus and Corythosaurus
Cryolophosaurus, Dacentrurus and Deinocheirus
Deinonychus, Diabloceratops and Dilong
Dilophosaurus and Diplodocus
Dracorex and Dromaeosaurus
Dryosaurus and Edmontonia
Edmontosaurus and Einiosaurus
Eocarcharia and Eocursor
Eoraptor and Eotyrannus
Equijubus, Erketu and Erythrovenator
Euoplocephalus and Europasaurus
Euskelosaurus and Eustreptospondylus
Falcarius and Fukuiraptor
Fukuisaurus and Futalognkosaurus
Gallimimus and Gargoyleosaurus
Gastonia and Geminiraptor
Giganotosaurus and Gigantoraptor
Guanlong and Herrerasaurus
Heterodontosaurus and Hippodraco
Huaxiagnathus, Hypsilophodon and Iguanacolossus
Iguanodon and Incisivosaurus
Jingshanosaurus and Juravenator
Kentrosaurus and Kerberosaurus
Kosmoceratops and Lambeosaurus
Leaellynasaura and Liaoningosaurus
Maiasaura and Majungasaurus
Mamenchisaurus and Masiakasaurus
Massospondylus and Megalosaurus
Mei and Microraptor
Minmi and Mononykus
Muttaburrasaurus and Nigersaurus
Nomingia and Ornitholestes
Oryctodromeus and Ouranosaurus
Oviraptor and Pachycephalosaurus
Parasaurolophus and Pelecanimimus
Plateosaurus and Prosaurolophus
Protoceratops and Psittacosaurus
Qantassaurus and Rugops
Saltasaurus and Saurolophus
Scelidosaurus and Scipionyx
Scutellosaurus, Segnosaurus and Seitaad
Shunosaurus and Shuvuuia
Sinocalliopteryx and Sinornithosaurus
Sinosauropteryx and Sinovenator
Sinraptor and Sonidosaurus
Spinosaurus and Stegosaurus
Struthiomimus and Styracosaurus
Talenkauen and Tenontosaurus
Torosaurus and Triceratops
Troodon and Tyrannosaurus
Ubirajara, Unaysaurus and Utahceratops
Utahraptor and Velociraptor
Wuerhosaurus and Yinlong
Index
What is a dinosaur?
Dinosaur weigh-in
Different hip bones
Feeding
Anatomy of a dinosaur
Skeletons, skulls and skin
Brains and communication
Eggs and babies
Living in herds
Predators and scavengers
Survival techniques
Size and speed
Armour and defence
Claws and spikes
A-Z OF DINOSAURS
Abelisaurus and Abydosaurus
Albertaceratops and Albertosaurus
Allosaurus and Alvarezsaurus
Alwalkeria and Amargasaurus
Ambopteryx and Anchisaurus
Ankylosaurus and Antarctopelta
Apatosaurus and Argentinosaurus
Avimimus and Bambiraptor
Barosaurus and Baryonyx
Beipiaosaurus, Bonitasaura and Borealopelta
Brachiosaurus and Byronosaurus
Camarasaurus and Carcharodontosaurus
Carnotaurus and Caudipteryx
Centrosaurus and Ceratosaurus
Chasmosaurus and Coelophysis
Compsognathus and Corythosaurus
Cryolophosaurus, Dacentrurus and Deinocheirus
Deinonychus, Diabloceratops and Dilong
Dilophosaurus and Diplodocus
Dracorex and Dromaeosaurus
Dryosaurus and Edmontonia
Edmontosaurus and Einiosaurus
Eocarcharia and Eocursor
Eoraptor and Eotyrannus
Equijubus, Erketu and Erythrovenator
Euoplocephalus and Europasaurus
Euskelosaurus and Eustreptospondylus
Falcarius and Fukuiraptor
Fukuisaurus and Futalognkosaurus
Gallimimus and Gargoyleosaurus
Gastonia and Geminiraptor
Giganotosaurus and Gigantoraptor
Guanlong and Herrerasaurus
Heterodontosaurus and Hippodraco
Huaxiagnathus, Hypsilophodon and Iguanacolossus
Iguanodon and Incisivosaurus
Jingshanosaurus and Juravenator
Kentrosaurus and Kerberosaurus
Kosmoceratops and Lambeosaurus
Leaellynasaura and Liaoningosaurus
Maiasaura and Majungasaurus
Mamenchisaurus and Masiakasaurus
Massospondylus and Megalosaurus
Mei and Microraptor
Minmi and Mononykus
Muttaburrasaurus and Nigersaurus
Nomingia and Ornitholestes
Oryctodromeus and Ouranosaurus
Oviraptor and Pachycephalosaurus
Parasaurolophus and Pelecanimimus
Plateosaurus and Prosaurolophus
Protoceratops and Psittacosaurus
Qantassaurus and Rugops
Saltasaurus and Saurolophus
Scelidosaurus and Scipionyx
Scutellosaurus, Segnosaurus and Seitaad
Shunosaurus and Shuvuuia
Sinocalliopteryx and Sinornithosaurus
Sinosauropteryx and Sinovenator
Sinraptor and Sonidosaurus
Spinosaurus and Stegosaurus
Struthiomimus and Styracosaurus
Talenkauen and Tenontosaurus
Torosaurus and Triceratops
Troodon and Tyrannosaurus
Ubirajara, Unaysaurus and Utahceratops
Utahraptor and Velociraptor
Wuerhosaurus and Yinlong
Index