Complete Book of Dinosaurs

Dixon Dougal (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2012
Southwater (Verlag)
978-1-78019-037-2 (ISBN)

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An encyclopedia of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures, containing descriptions of their key features, evolutionary adaptations and details of fossil evidence, reconstructed in stunning expert illustrations.

The ultimate identification guide for dinosaur enthusiasts, featuring more than 355 creatures, written by an acknowledged expert. Fascinating anatomical drawings demonstrate their skeletal make up, and the habitats in which they lived are depicted. The main section of the book is an encyclopedia of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures, arranged according to type. Each entry contains a description of the creature's key identifying features, evolutionary adaptations and details of the fossil evidence.

Dougal Dixon graduated from the University of St Andrews with a Master of Science degree in 1972. He began his career as a geological consultant, nurturing a special interest in fossils and evolution. As a practical geologist, he was involved in excavating a dinosaur-rich site in Jurassic rocks at Durlston on the Dorset coast in 1987. He is now a full-time writer specializing in earth sciences and has written many children's books and encyclopedias with a special interest in dinosaurs.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.1.2012
Zusatzinfo	over 900 illustrations & photographs
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
ISBN-10	1-78019-037-9 / 1780190379
ISBN-13	978-1-78019-037-2 / 9781780190372
Zustand	Neuware