Dinosaur odyssey : fossil threads in the web of life /
From the Publisher: 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 e...
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| Language: | English |
| Published: | Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [2009], ©2009. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Treasure Island
- 2: Stardust saurians
- 3: Dramatis dinosaurae
- 4: Drifting continents and globe-trotting dinosaurs
- 5: Solar eating
- 6: River of life
- 7: Green gradient
- 8: Panoply of predators
- 9: Hidden strands
- 10: Of horn-heads and duck-bills
- 11: Goldilocks hypothesis
- 12: Cinderellasaurus
- 13: Jurassic Park dreams
- 14: West side story
- 15: Way of all creatures
- Epilogue: Whispers from the grave
- Notes and references
- Glossary
- Art and photograph credits
- Index.