Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History
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A lively, well-illustrated text emphasizing the understanding of science over memorization of dinosaur facts.
Preface: why this book?Pt. I Reaching Back in Time1 To catch a Dinosaur2 Dinosaur days3 Who's related to whom - and how do we know?4 Who are the Dinosaurs?Pt. II Ornithischia: Armored, Horned, and Duckbilled Dinosaurs5 Thyreophora: the armor-bearers6 Marginocephalia: bosses, bumps, and beaks7 Ornithopoda: the Tuskers, Antelopes and 'Mighty Ducks' of the MesozoicPt. III Saurischia: Meat, Might, and Magnitude8 Sauropodomorpha: the big, the bizarre, and the majestic9 Theropoda I: Nature red in tooth and claw10 Theropoda II: The origin of birds11 Theropoda III: Early birdsPt. IV Endothermy, Endemism, and Extinction12 Dinosaur thermoregulation: some like it hot13 The flowering of the Mesozoic14 Thoughts of a Paleontologist: A history of ideas in paleontology15 The Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction: the frill is goneGlossaryFigure CreditsIndex of SubjectsIndex of Genera
