What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did dinosaurs grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can the study of dinosaurs tell us about the process of evolution? And why did typical dinosaurs become extinct? All of these questions, and more, are addressed in the new, expanded, second edition of The Complete Dinosaur. Written by many of the world's leading experts on the "fearfully great" reptiles, the book's 45 chapters cover what we have learned about dinosaurs, from the earliest discoveries of dinosaurs to the most recent controversies. Where scientific contention exists, the editors have let the experts agree to disagree. Copiously illustrated and accessible to all readers from the enthusiastic amateur to the most learned professional paleontologist, The Complete Dinosaur is a feast for serious dinosaur lovers everywhere.
The Complete Dinosaur
ISBN: 0253357012
ISBN 13: 9780253357014
Authors: Bob Walters, Michael K. Brett-Surman, David A. Eberth, James O. Farlow, David A.E. Spalding, William A.S. Sarjeant, Hugh Torrens, Edwin H. Colbert, Corwin Sullivan, David W. E. Hone, Xing Xu, David D. Gillette, David Dilkes, John R. Hutchinson, Casey M. Holliday, Lawrence M. Witmer, Emily Buchholtz, James I. Kirkland, Art Andersen, Mary H. Schweitzer, Mark Marshall, Douglas Henderson, J. Michael Parrish, Michael J. Benton, Darren Naish, Adam M. Yates, Jeffrey A. Wilson, Kristina Curry Rogers, Peter M. Galton, Kenneth Carpenter, Peter J. Makovicky, Richard J. Butler, Paul M. Barrett, Bruce H. Tiffney, Karen Chin, Darla K. Zelenitsky, Jack Horner, Donald M. Henderson, Elizabeth Rega, Ralph E. Chapman, Brent H. Breithaupt, Neffra Matthews, Kenneth J. McNamara, John Long, John Ruben, Terry D. Jones, Nicholas R. Geist, Willem J. Hillenius, Amy E. Harwell, Devon E. Quick, Gregory S. Paul, R.E.H. Reid, Ralph E. Molnar, Nicholas Fraser, Hans-Dieter Sues, Matthew T. Carrano, J. David Archibald, Daniel J. Chure, Kevin Padian, Elizabeth K. Burton