The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Third Edition
1st Edition
Published on 16. April 2024
384 pages
978-0-691-23156-3 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton, NJ
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Fixed format
Illustrations
150+ color illus. 8 maps.
150+ color illus. 8 maps.
ISBN-13
978-0-691-23156-3 (9780691231563)
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Gregory S. Paul
The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (Third Edition)
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04/2024
Princeton University Press
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Gregory S. Paul is a leading dinosaur illustrator and researcher who helped establish the "new look" of the Mesozoic creatures seen in contemporary documentaries and movies, including Jurassic Park, for which he served as a consultant. His books include Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Nature, the New York Times, and many other publications.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- History of Discovery and Research
- What Is a Dinosaur?
- Dating Dinosaurs
- The Evolution of Dinosaurs and Their World
- Extinction
- After the Age of Dinosaurs
- Biology
- General Anatomy and Locomotion
- Skin, Feathers, and Color
- Respiration and Circulation
- Digestive Tracts
- Senses
- Vocalization
- Genetics
- Diseases and Pathologies
- Behavior
- Brains, Nerves, and Intelligence
- Social Activities
- Reproduction
- Growth
- Energetics
- Gigantism
- Mesozoic Oxygen
- The Evolution-and Loss-of Avian Flight
- Dinosaur Safari
- If Dinosaurs Had Survived
- Dinosaur Conservation
- Where Dinosaurs Are Found
- Using the Group and Species Descriptions
- Group and Species Accounts
- Dinosaurs
- Basal Dinosaurs
- Theropods
- Sauropodomorphs
- Ornithischians
- Additional Reading
- Index to Dinosaur Taxa
- Index to Formations
