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Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World

by Michael J. Benton

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A fossil-informed visual guide to changing dinosaur reconstructions

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A fossil-informed visual guide to changing dinosaur reconstructions

Michael J. Benton surveys how new fossil discoveries and scientific techniques have reshaped reconstructions of dinosaurs’ bodies, coverings, and coloration. Organized around individual extinct species, the book pairs commissioned illustrations by paleoartist Bob Nicholls with explanations of the evidence paleontologists use to infer details once thought inaccessible, from skin patterning to feather colors. Examples including Sinosauropteryx and Kulindadromeus show the field’s shift away from older, familiar dinosaur imagery and toward more evidence-based visual models. The emphasis falls on the process behind reconstruction as well as the images themselves, making the volume a focused look at how paleontological knowledge changes.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Dinosaur enthusiasts interested in recent paleontological discoveries
  • Readers curious about fossil evidence, feathers, skin, and dinosaur coloration
  • Visual-reference readers who value species-by-species organization

Themes

PaleontologyDinosaur reconstructionFossil evidenceFeathers and scalesScientific visualization

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Book overview

Dinosaurs are not what you thought they were--or at least, they didn't look like you thought they did. The world-leading paleontologist Michael J. Benton brings us a new visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs, showing how rapid advances in technology and amazing new fossil finds have changed the way we see these extinct beasts forever. Stunning new illustrations by paleoartist Bob Nicholls display the latest and most exciting scientific discoveries in vibrant color.

From Sinosauropteryx, the first dinosaur to have its color patterns identified--a ginger-and-white striped tail--by Benton's team at the University of Bristol in 2010, to recent research on the surprising mixed feathers and scales of Kulindadromeus, this is one of the first books to include cutting-edge scientific research in paleontology.

Each chapter focuses on a particular extinct species, featuring a specially commissioned illustration that brings to life the latest scientific breakthroughs, with accompanying text exploring how paleontologists have determined new details, such as the patterns on skin and the colors of feathers of animals that lived millions of years ago. This visual compendium surprises and challenges everything you thought you knew about what dinosaurs looked like and how they lived.

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