Dinosaurs
The Textbook
Published on 12. December 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-697-14429-4 (ISBN)
Description
This introductory textbook on dinosaurs teaches the basic principles of geology, biology and palaeontology, and provides an understanding of these prehistoric creatures. The book reviews the individual classes which give a wider perspective to the significance of dinosaur study. Topics include hot-blooded dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and dinosaur extinction. The illustrations reflect current scientific thinking on the physical characteristics of dinosaurs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dubuque, IA
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Illustrations
illustrations, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
7400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-697-14429-4 (9780697144294)
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Book
10/1996
2nd Edition
Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S.
€55.79
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Content
Evolution, phylogeny and classification; fossils, sedimentary environments and geologic time; a primer of dinosaurs anatomy; the origin of dinosaurs; predatory dinosaurs; sauropodomorphs; ornithopods; stegosaurs and ankylosaurs; ceratopsians and pachycephalosaurs; the dinosaurian world; dinosaur hunters; dinosaur trace fossils; dinosaur biology and behaviour; hot-blooded dinosaurs?; the origin of birds; dinosaur extinction; dinosaurs in the public eye; appendix - a dinosaur dictionary.