The Princeton field guide to sauropod and prosauropod dinosaurs / Gregory S. Paul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, Gregory S., author.

Series:

Princeton field guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saurischia.

Dinosaurs.

dinosauria (extinct superorder).

Physical Description:

176 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 29 cm.

Other Title:

Field guide to sauropod and prosauropod dinosaurs

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"New discoveries are transforming our understanding of the sauropod and pro-sauropod dinosaurs, revealing startling new insights into the lives and look of these awesome herbivores. The Princeton Field Guide to Sauropod and Prosauropod Dinosaurs provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the mighty plant eaters that ruled the earth for many tens of millions of years. This incredible guide covers some 275 species and features stunning illustrations of sauropodomorphs of many shapes and sizes. It discusses their history, anatomy, physiology, loco-motion, reproduction, growth, size, and extinction, and even gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back to the Mesozoic. This one-of-a-kind guide also discusses the controversies surrounding these marvelous creatures, taking up such questions as the extreme size of the biggest land animals of all time and whether the super-long-necked sauropods held their heads as high as multistory buildings." -- Book jacket

Contents:

Introduction

History of discovery and research

What are prosauropod and sauropod dinosaurs?

Dating prosauropods and sauropods

The evolution of prosauropods and sauropods and their world

Extinction

After the time of titanosaurs

Biology ; General anatomy and locomotion ; Skin and color ; Respiration and circulation ; Digestive tracts ; Senses ; Vocalization ; Genetics ; Disease and pathologies

Behavior ; Brains, nerves, and intelligence ; Social activities ; Reproduction

Growth

Energetics

The largely terrestrial life

Defense

Gigantism

Mesozoic oxygen

Sauropodomorph safari

If titanosaurs had survived

Titanosaur conservation

Where sauropodomorphs are found

Using the group and species descriptions

Group and species accounts

Sauropodomorphs ; Prosauropods ; Baso-prosauropods ; Euprosauropods ; Sauropods.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780691268651

0691268657

OCLC:

1572419684

Publisher Number:

CIPO000335650