The world of dinosaurs : an illustrated tour /

The world of dinosaurs : an illustrated tour /

"Dinosaurs have held sway over our imaginations since the discovery of their bones first shocked the world in the nineteenth century. From the monstrous beasts stalking Jurassic Park to the curiosities of the natural history museum, dinosaurs are creatures that unite young and old in awestruck...

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Main Author: Norell, Mark (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Ã2019
Subjects:
American Museum of Natural History. > Division of Paleontology > Catalogs.
Dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs > Classification.
Dinosaurs > Pictorial works.
Paleontology > Mesozoic.
Dinosaurs > Catalogs and collections > New York (State) > New York.
Illustrated works.
Catalogs.
Table of Contents:
  • The American Museum of Natural History
  • Preface / Michael J. Novacek
  • Introduction
  • About this book
  • 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.

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