Dinosaurs / Spencer G. Lucas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lucas, Spencer G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dinosaurs--Textbooks.

Dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs--Extinction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Geared toward a broad variety of students, Dinosaurs: The Textbook offers a concise and lucid presentation of the core biological and geological concepts of dinosaur science. This seventh edition of the leading text for introductory courses on dinosaurs has been revised throughout based on recent fossil discoveries and the latest research.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Detailed Table of Contents

List of Boxed Readings

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Evolution, Phylogeny, and Classification

3. Fossils, Sedimentary Environments, and Geologic Time

4. The Origin of Dinosaurs

5. Theropods

6. Sauropodomorphs

7. Ornithopods

8. Stegosaurs and Ankylosaurs

9. Ceratopsians and Pachycephalosaurs

10. The Dinosaurian World

11. Dinosaur Hunters

12. Dinosaur Trace Fossils

13. Dinosaur Biology and Behavior

14. Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs?

15. Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds

16. The Extinction of Dinosaurs

17. Dinosaurs in the Public Eye

Appendix: A Primer of Dinosaur Anatomy

Glossary

A Dinosaur Dictionary

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Lucas, Spencer Dinosaurs

ISBN:

0-231-55627-6

OCLC:

1336403561