The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory Dinosaurs
1st Edition
Published on 5. November 2024
256 pages
978-0-691-25333-6 (ISBN)
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Gregory S. Paul
The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory Dinosaurs
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11/2024
Princeton University Press
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Gregory S. Paul is a renowned dinosaur researcher and illustrator who helped establish the "new look" of the Mesozoic creatures seen in contemporary movies and documentaries. His books include The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Sea Reptiles, The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs, and The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (all Princeton). His work has appeared in leading publications such as National Geographic, Scientific American, Nature, and the New York Times.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- History of Discovery and Research
- What Is a Predatory Dinosaur?
- Dating Predatory Dinosaurs
- The Evolution of Predatory Dinosaurs and Their World
- Extinction
- After the Age of Avepod Dinosaurs
- Biology
- General Anatomy and Locomotion
- Skin, Feathers, and Color
- Respiration and Circulation
- Digestive Tracts
- Senses
- Vocalization
- Genetics
- Disease and Pathologies
- Behavior
- Brains, Nerves, and Intelligence
- Social Activities
- Reproduction
- Growth
- Energetics
- Gigantism
- Hunting, Scavenging and Defense
- Eating Plants
- The Evolution-and Loss-of Avian Flight
- Mesozoic Oxygen
- Predatory Dinosaur Safari
- If Predatory Dinosaurs Had Survived
- Predatory Dinosaur Conservation
- Where Predatory Dinosaurs Are Found
- Using the Group and Species Descriptions
- Group and Species Accounts
- Predatory Dinosauriformes
- Predatory Dinosaurs
- Theropods
- Additional Reading
- Index to Predatory Dinosaur Taxa
- Index to Formations
