| Description |
1 online resource illustrations |
| 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 |
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16. The Extinction of Dinosaurs -- 17. Dinosaurs in the Public Eye -- Appendix: A Primer of Dinosaur Anatomy -- Glossary -- A Dinosaur Dictionary -- Index |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dinosaurs -- Textbooks
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Dinosaurs
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780231556279 |
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0231556276 |
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