The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Third Edition

Gregory S. Paul (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

384 Seiten

2024
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-23157-0 (ISBN)

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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

Gregory S. Paul is a leading dinosaur illustrator and researcher who helped establish the “new look” of the Mesozoic creatures seen in contemporary documentaries and movies, including Jurassic Park, for which he served as a consultant. His books include Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Nature, the New York Times, and many other publications.

Erscheinungsdatum	20.03.2024
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Field Guides
Zusatzinfo	150+ color illus. 8 maps.
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
ISBN-10	0-691-23157-5 / 0691231575
ISBN-13	978-0-691-23157-0 / 9780691231570
Zustand	Neuware