Dinosaurs : a Concise Natural History.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : David E Fastovsky; David B Weishampel
- ناشر : Leiden : Cambridge University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9780511479410.
Description
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Why a natural history of dinosaurs?; To the student; To the instructor; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Part I Reaching back in time; 1 To catch a dinosaur; 2 Dinosaur days; 3 Who's related to whom -- and how do we know?; 4 Who are the dinosaurs?; Part II Ornithischia: armored, horned, and duck-billed dinosaurs; What makes an ornithischian an ornithischian?; Chew on this!; Ornithischia: the big picture; Selected readings; 5 Thyreophorans: the armor-bearers; 6 Marginocephalia: bumps, bosses, and beaks
Lively, well illustrated text emphasizing understanding science over memorization of dinosaur facts
