THE WORLD OF DINOSAURS : The Definitive Illustrated Collection / DR MARK A. NORELL

By:

Norell, Mark [author.]

Contributor(s):

American Museum of Natural History [issuing body.]

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Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780233005041

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DDC classification:

23 567.9

Contents:

What are dinosaurs? A history of dinosaur discovery Geological timescale Discovering dinosaurs Dinosaur biology Dinosaur classification Saurischia Theropoda Sauropodomorpha Ornithischia Thyreophora Neornithischia Marginocephalia Ornithopoda Birds and dinosaurs Extinction

Summary: Paleontologist Dr Mark Norell takes a detailed look at everything we know about these wondrous creatures, drawing on the very latest research in the field. Norell examines every facet of the dinosaur mystery, from the scattering of dinosaur fossils after the breakup of Pangea to the different categorizations of these monstrous reptiles. Even subjects you may think you know about - such as the species' extinction - are looked at in a new light. Illustrated with exceptional scientific recreations of key species, as well as documentary photographs, sketches and notes from dino discoveries.

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Includes index.

What are dinosaurs?
A history of dinosaur discovery
Geological timescale Discovering dinosaurs
Dinosaur biology
Dinosaur classification Saurischia
Theropoda
Sauropodomorpha Ornithischia
Thyreophora
Neornithischia Marginocephalia
Ornithopoda Birds and dinosaurs
Extinction

Paleontologist Dr Mark Norell takes a detailed look at everything we know about these wondrous creatures, drawing on the very latest research in the field. Norell examines every facet of the dinosaur mystery, from the scattering of dinosaur fossils after the breakup of Pangea to the different categorizations of these monstrous reptiles. Even subjects you may think you know about - such as the species' extinction - are looked at in a new light. Illustrated with exceptional scientific recreations of key species, as well as documentary photographs, sketches and notes from dino discoveries.

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