Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs
Published on 30. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
440 pages
978-0-632-04436-8 (ISBN)
Description
An accessible introduction to the study of dinosaurs which advocates an eclectic approach and places the scientific method at the crux of the studies. This book will balance scientific rigor with a lively text that shows how dinosaurs lived and died as well as what happened to them after they died. Body fossils, trace fossils and taphonomy will be themes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
954 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-04436-8 (9780632044368)
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Anthony J. Martin
Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs
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Content
Chapter 1: Why Study Dinosaurs?Chapter 2: Tools of the Trade, Part I: Scientific Methods and Their Use in Dinosaur StudiesChapter 3: Tools of the Trade, Part II: Geologic Principles Associated with Dinosaur StudiesChapter 4: History of Dinosaur StudiesChapter 5: Dinosaur Anatomy and ClassificationChapter 6: Dinosaur TaphonomyChapter 7: Dinosaur TracksChapter 8: Dinosaur Eggs and NestsChapter 9: Dinosaur Feeding Habits: Teeth, Toothmarks, Gastroliths and CoprolitesChapter 10: Origin and Evolution of DinosaursChapter 11: TheropodsChapter 12: Sauropodomorphs: Prosauropods and SauropodsChapter 13: OrnithopodsChapter 14: Thyreophorans: Ankylosaurs and StegosaursChapter 15: Marginocephalians: Pachycephalosaurs and CeratopsiansChapter 16: Bird Evolution and Dinosaur ExtinctionsChapter 17: Future of Dinosaur Studies