Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 332 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)
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illustrations (some color), maps
ISBN:
9780520944428
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0520944429
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9786612703508
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6612703504
Content:
This captivating book, laced with evocative anecdotes from the field, gives the first holistic, up-to-date overview of dinosaurs and their world for a wide audience of readers. Situating these fascinating animals in a broad ecological and evolutionary context, leading dinosaur expert Scott D. Sampson fills us in on the exhilarating discoveries of the past twenty-five years, the most active period in the history of dinosaur paleontology, during which more "new" species were named than in all prior history. With these discoveries-and the most recent controversies-in mind, Sampson reconstructs th
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Treasure Island -- 2. Stardust Saurians -- 3. Dramatis Dinosaurae -- 4. Drifting Continents and Globe-Trotting Dinosaurs -- 5. Solar Eating -- 6. The River of Life -- 7. The Green Gradient -- 8. Panoply of Predators -- 9. Hidden Strands -- 10. Of Horn-Heads and Duck-Bills -- 11. The Goldilocks Hypothesis -- 12. Cinderellasaurus -- 13. Jurassic Park Dreams -- 14. West Side Story -- 15. The Way of all Creatures -- Epilogue: Whispers from the Grave -- Notes and References -- Glossary -- Art and Photograph Credits -- Index.
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520241633
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sampson, Scott D Dinosaur odyssey Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2009 ISBN 9780520241633
Language:
English
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