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The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Third Edition

Paul, Gregory S.

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A fully updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed, bestselling dinosaur field guide

The bestselling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs remains the must-have book for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from amateur enthusiasts to professional paleontologists. Now extensively revised and expanded, this dazzlingly illustrated large-format edition features nearly 100 new dinosaur species and hundreds of new and updated illustrations, bringing readers up to the minute on the latest discoveries and research that are radically transforming what we know about dinosaurs and their world.

Written and illustrated by acclaimed dinosaur expert Gregory Paul, this stunningly beautiful book includes detailed species accounts of all the major dinosaur groups as well as a wealth of breathtaking images--skeletal drawings, "life" studies, scenic views, and other illustrations that depict the full range of dinosaurs, from small feathered creatures to whale-sized supersauropods. Paul's extensive introduction delves into dinosaur history and biology, the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and the history of dinosaur paleontology, and also gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back in time to the era when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Now covers more than 800 dinosaur species, including scores of newly discovered ones
Provides startling perspectives on the famed Brontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus
Reveals that the largest dinosaurs weighed as much as the biggest whales, and shows why that happened
Features hundreds of color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including life studies, scenic views, and skull and muscle drawings
Includes color paleo-distribution maps and a color time line
Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs

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PRINCETON UNIV PR

Bisac Major Subject

Nature

Bisac Minor Subject

Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

Binding Type

Hardcover

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Length

11.1 Inches

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EAN

Width

9.0 Inches

Publication Date

1970-01-01

Height

1.2 Inches

ISBN 10

0691231575

Weight

3.95 Pounds

Book EAN

9780691231570

Target Audiance

Adults

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