The Princeton field guide to dinosaurs / Gregory S. Paul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, Gregory S., author.

Series:

Princeton field guides.

Princeton Field Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs--Evolution.

Dinosaurs--Extinction.

Dinosaurs--Anatomy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first authoritative dinosaur book in the style of a field guide. World-renowned dinosaur illustrator and researcher Gregory Paul provides comprehensive visual and textual coverage of the great Mesozoic animals that gave rise to the living dinosaurs, the birds. Incorporating the new discoveries and research that are radically transforming what we know about dinosaurs, this book is distinguished both by its scientific accuracy and the quality and quantity of its illustrations. It presents thorough descriptions of more than 735 dinosaur species and features more than 600 color and black-and-white images, including unique skeletal drawings, "life" studies, and scenic views--illustrations that depict the full range of dinosaurs, from small, feathered creatures to whale-sized supersauropods. Heavily illustrated species accounts of the major dinosaur groups are preceded by an extensive introduction that covers dinosaur history and biology, the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and the history of dinosaur paleontology--and that also gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back to the time of the dinosaurs. The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs is a must-have for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from the amateur enthusiast to the professional paleontologist. The first authoritative field guide to dinosaurs Covers more than 735 species Beautiful, large-format volume Lavishly illustrated throughout, with more than 600 color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including: More than 130 color life studies, including scenic views Close to 450 skeletal, skull, head, and muscle drawings 8 color paleo-distribution maps Color timeline Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

Group and Species Accounts

Dinosaurs

Theropods

Sauropodomorphs

Ornithischians

Additional Reading

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 316) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9786612692215

9781282692213

1282692216

9781400836154

1400836158

OCLC:

659282837