Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide

Politics & Social Sciences

Paul, Gregory S.

Social Sciences

Simon&Schuster

From Publishers Weekly\nPaul thinks dinosaurs are fun, and he conveys his enthusiasm in this well-written account of their life and times. In the first part of the book he describes how the predatory dinosaurs (meat-eating dinosaurs, as opposed to herbivorous dinosaurs) evolved, what they looked like and how they lived. He dispels some commonly held notions: dinosaurs were not cold-blooded, slow or stupid; they were, in fact, the ancestors of birds. The second part of the book is an illustrated catalogue of all important predatory dinosaurs known to date, a new reorganization of predatory dinosaur taxonomy and systematics. Dinosaur are obviously the love of Paul's life, and he sometimes makes us forget that these extraordinary creatures have been extinct for at least 65 million years. In addition, as a paleontologist who does his own illustrations, he can back up his contention that dinosaurs "look neat." 
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Touchstone Books

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first authoritative dinosaur book in the style of a field guide. World-renowned dinosaur illustrator and researcher Gregory Paul provides comprehensive visual and textual coverage of the great Mesozoic animals that gave rise to the living dinosaurs, the birds. Incorporating the new discoveries and research that are radically transforming what we know about dinosaurs, this book is distinguished both by its scientific accuracy and the quality and quantity of its illustrations. It presents thorough descriptions of more than 735 dinosaur species and features more than 600 color and black-and-white images, including unique skeletal drawings, "life" studies, and scenic views--illustrations that depict the full range of dinosaurs, from small, feathered creatures to whale-sized supersauropods.
 Heavily illustrated species accounts of the major dinosaur groups are preceded by an extensive introduction that covers dinosaur history and biology, the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and the history of dinosaur paleontology--and that also gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back to the time of the dinosaurs.
The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs is a must-have for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from the amateur enthusiast to the professional paleontologist. 
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<li>The first authoritative field guide to dinosaurs </li>
<li>Covers more than 735 species </li>
<li>Beautiful, large-format volume </li>
<li>Lavishly illustrated throughout, with more than 600 color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including: <ul>
<li>More than 130 color life studies, including scenic views </li>
<li>Close to 450 skeletal, skull, head, and muscle drawings </li>
<li>8 color paleo-distribution maps </li>
<li>Color timeline</li>
</ul>
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<li>Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs</li>
</ul>

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (Princeton Field Guides, 71)

Sports & Outdoors

Princeton University Press

A fully updated and expanded new 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 some 100 new dinosaur species and 200 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 nearly 700 color and black-and-white 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 extensively revised introduction delves into dinosaur history and biology, the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and the history of dinosaur paleontology, as well as giving a taste of what it might be like to travel back in time to the era when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
<ul>
<li>Now extensively revised and expanded</li>
<li>Covers nearly 750 dinosaur species, including scores of newly discovered ones</li>
<li>Provides startling new perspectives on the famed Brontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus
</li>
<li>Features nearly 700 color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including life studies, scenic views, and skull and muscle drawings</li>
<li>Includes color paleo-distribution maps and a color time line</li>
<li>Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs</li>
</ul>

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs: Second Edition (Princeton Field Guides)

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The most up-to-date and authoritative illustrated guide to the marvelous flying reptiles that dominated the skies of the Mesozoic for 160 million years Once seen by some as evolutionary dead-enders, pterosaurs were vigorous winged reptiles capable of thriving in an array of habitats and climates, including polar winters. The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs transforms our understanding of these great Mesozoic archosaurs of the air. This incredible guide covers 115 pterosaur species and features stunning illustrations of pterosaurs ranging in size from swallows to small sailplanes, some with enormous, bizarre head crests and elongated beaks. It discusses the history of pterosaurs through 160 million years of the Mesozoic--including their anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, growth, and extinction--and even gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back to the Mesozoic. This one-of-a-kind guide also challenges the common image of big pterosaurs as ultralights that only soared, showing how these spectacular creatures could be powerful flappers as heavy as bears. <ul> <li>Features detailed species accounts of 115 different kinds of pterosaurs, with the latest size and mass estimates</li> <li>Written and illustrated by the acclaimed researcher and artist who helped to redefine the anatomy and flight performance of pterosaurs</li> <li>Covers everything from pterosaur biology to the colorful history of pterosaur paleontology</li> <li>Includes dozens of original skeletal drawings and full-color life studies</li> </ul>

The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs (Princeton Field Guides)

An authoritative illustrated guide to the mighty reptiles that dominated the seas of the Mesozoic for 185 million years New discoveries are revealing that many ancient oceangoing reptiles were energetic animals capable of inhabiting an array of watery habitats and climates, including polar winters. The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Sea Reptiles provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the great Mesozoic groups that commanded the seas for tens of millions of years. This incredible field guide covers 435 species and features stunning illustrations of swimming reptiles ranging in size from little lizards to others with great necks longer than their bodies. It discusses the history of sea reptiles through 185 million years of the Mesozoic, their anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction and growth, and extinction, and even gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back to the Mesozoic. This one-of-a-kind guide also challenges the common image of these reptiles as giants of the prehistoric waters, showing how the largest weighed far less than today's biggest whales. <ul> <li>Features detailed species accounts of 435 different kinds of sea reptiles, with the latest size and mass estimates</li> <li>Written and illustrated by the acclaimed researcher and artist who helped to redefine our understanding of dinosaur anatomy</li> <li>Describes placodonts, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, sea snakes, sea turtles, marine crocs, and more</li> <li>Covers everything from biology to the colorful history of sea reptile paleontology</li> <li>Includes dozens of original skeletal drawings and full-color life scenes</li> </ul>

The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Sea Reptiles

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Third Edition (Princeton Field Guides)

Children's Books

An authoritative illustrated guide to the fearsome predators that dominated the Mesozoic world for 180 million years New discoveries are transforming our understanding of the theropod dinosaurs, revealing startling new insights into the lives and look of these awesome predators. The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory Dinosaurs provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the mighty hunters that ruled the earth for tens of millions of years. This incredible guide covers some 300 species and features stunning illustrations of predatory theropods of all shapes and sizes. It discusses their history, anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, growth, and extinction, and even gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back to the Mesozoic. This one-of-a-kind guide also discusses the controversies surrounding these marvelous creatures, taking up such open questions as the form and habitats of the gigantic Spinosaurus and the number of Tyrannosaurus species that may have existed. <ul> <li>Features detailed species accounts of some 300 theropod dinosaurs, with the latest size and mass estimates</li> <li>Shares new perspectives on iconic predators such as T. rex and Velociraptor</li> <li>Covers everything from the biology of predatory dinosaurs to the colorful history of paleontology</li> <li>Features a wealth of color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including life studies, scenic views, and original skeletal, skull, and muscle reconstructions</li> <li>Includes detailed color maps</li> </ul>

The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory Dinosaurs (Princeton Field Guides)

Voted Best Book of 2002 by Readers of Prehistoric Times Magazine
Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in Dinosaurs and Birds presents the most recent work of renowned evolutionary scientist and dinosaur illustrator Gregory Paul. Dinosaurs of the Air synthesizes the growing body of evidence which suggests that modern-day birds have evolved from theropod dinosaurs of prehistoric times. Paul argues provocatively for the idea that the ancestor-descendant relationship between the dinosaurs and birds can on occasion be reversed, and that many dinosaurs were secondarily flightless descendants of creatures we would regard as birds.
Controversial and comprehensive, Dinosaurs of the Air also offers new, firsthand interpretations of major fossils; a balanced, rewarding discussion of the ways we think flight may have evolved (comparing "ground up" and "trees down" scenarios); a close look at the famous urvogel Archaeopteryx, discussing what it can and cannot tell us about bird origins; and in-depth analyses of bird and theropod phylogenetics. Full of rich detail for the specialist but accessible to the intelligent lay reader, the book includes the author's own stunning illustrations and a technical appendix which provides information, for example, on body mass/wing dimension relationships and avian/dinosaurian metabolics.

Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in Dinosaurs and Birds

Johns Hopkins University Press

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs

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Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide

Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (Princeton Field Guides, 71)

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs: Second Edition (Princeton Field Guides)

The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs (Princeton Field Guides)

The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Sea Reptiles

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Third Edition (Princeton Field Guides)

The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory Dinosaurs (Princeton Field Guides)

Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in Dinosaurs and Birds

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs