Bibliograph

Dinosaurs, a concise natural history, David E. Fastovsky and David B. Weishampel ; with illustrations by John Sibbick

Type

Label

Dinosaurs, a concise natural history, David E. Fastovsky and David B. Weishampel ; with illustrations by John Sibbick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dinosaurs

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

237199310

Responsibility statement

David E. Fastovsky and David B. Weishampel ; with illustrations by John Sibbick

Sub title

a concise natural history

Table Of Contents

To catch a dinosaur -- Dinosaur days -- Who's related to whom--and how do we know? -- Who are the dinosaurs? -- Thyreophorans : the armor-bearers -- Marginocephalia : bumps, bosses, and beaks -- Ornithopoda : the tuskers, antelopes, and "mighty ducks" of the Mesozoic -- Sauropodomorpha : the big, the bizarre, and the majestic -- Theropoda I : nature red in tooth and claw -- Theropoda II : the origin of birds -- Theropoda III : early birds -- Dinosaur thermoregulation : some like it hot -- The flowering of the Mesozoic -- A history of paleontology through ideas -- The Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction : the frill is gone

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