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A fully updated and expanded new edition of the acclaimed, bestselling dinosaur field guide

The bestselling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs remains the must-have book for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from amateur enthusiasts to professional paleontologists. Now extensively revised and expanded, this dazzlingly illustrated large-format edition features some 100 new dinosaur species and 200 new and updated illustrations, bringing readers up to the minute on the latest discoveries and research that are radically transforming what we know about dinosaurs and their world.

Written and illustrated by acclaimed dinosaur expert Gregory Paul, this stunningly beautiful book includes detailed species accounts of all the major dinosaur groups as well as nearly 700 color and black-and-white images—skeletal drawings, "life" studies, scenic views, and other illustrations that depict the full range of dinosaurs, from small feathered creatures to whale-sized supersauropods. Paul's extensively revised introduction delves into dinosaur history and biology, the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and the history of dinosaur paleontology, as well as giving a taste of what it might be like to travel back in time to the era when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

  • Now extensively revised and expanded
  • Covers nearly 750 dinosaur species, including scores of newly discovered ones
  • Provides startling new perspectives on the famed Brontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus
  • Features nearly 700 color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including life studies, scenic views, and skull and muscle drawings
  • Includes color paleo-distribution maps and a color time line
  • Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs

ISBN-13: 9780691167664

Media Type: Hardcover(Second)

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 11-01-2016

Pages: 360

Product Dimensions: 11.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.20(d)

Series: Princeton Field Guides #110

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.

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"I have been looking forward to this book for years. Gregory Paul has set the standard for how prehistoric animals are reconstructed in scientific illustrations. As with all his work, the illustrations in this book are made with a near-fanatical quest for accuracy. This will be a popular and much-used reference for a wide audience of dinosaur enthusiasts."—James I. Kirkland, state paleontologist, Utah Geological Survey

Table of Contents

Preface 6

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction

History of Discovery and Research 9

What Is a Dinosaur? 13

Dating Dinosaurs 14

The Evolution of Dinosaurs and Their World 15

Extinction 23

After the Age of Dinosaurs 24

Biology 25

General Anatomy 25

Skin, Feathers, and Color 33

Respiration and Circulation 34

Digestive Tracts 36

Senses 36

Vocalization 38

Disease and Pathologies 38

Behavior 39

Brains, Nerves, and Intelligence 39

Social Activities 39

Reproduction 40

Growth 45

Energetics 47

Gigantism 49

Mesozoic Oxygen 52

The Evolution—and Loss—of Avian Flight 53

Dinosaur Safari 54

If Dinosaurs Had Survived 55

Dinosaur Conservation 55

Where Dinosaurs Are Found 56

Using the Group and Species Descriptions 62

Group and Species Accounts

Dinosaurs 69

Theropods 69

Sauropodomorphs 182

Ornithischians 239

Additional Reading 350

Index: Dinosaur Taxa 351

Formations 358