Dinosaurs 101: What Everyone Should Know about Dinosaur Anatomy, Ecology, Evolution, and More - W. Scott Persons IV, Philip J. Currie, Victoria Arbour, Matthew Vavrek, Eva Koppelhus & Jessica Edwards

Dinosaurs 101: What Everyone Should Know about Dinosaur Anatomy, Ecology, Evolution, and More

By W. Scott Persons IV, Philip J. Currie, Victoria Arbour, Matthew Vavrek, Eva Koppelhus & Jessica Edwards

  • Release Date: 2019-03-01
  • Genre: Science & Nature

Description

DINOSAURS 101 is your one-stop source for everything you should know about dinosaurs and paleontology.

Authored by world-renowned paleontologists, this book masterfully breaks down the otherwise complex world of dinosaurs and paleontology into well-organized and easy to understand language, concepts, and lessons. Further facilitating the reader’s knowledge of dinosaurs and paleontology, this book also includes over one hundred figures directly illustrating the language, concepts, and lessons it presents.

Topics covered in detail include dinosaur: anatomy; eating habits and diet; attack and defense mechanisms; birth, growth, and reproduction; origins and evolution; species and diversity; fossilization; and extinction. Also addressed is how paleontology relates to geology, geography, and other disciplines. The reader will even learn how dinosaurs relate to modern life-forms, including how some dinosaurs are still alive today and whether those that are not can be resurrected.

No matter your age, no matter your level of existing knowledge, and no matter your reason for interest, if you are looking for a comprehensive and easy to understand overview of the world of dinosaurs and paleontology, then this is the book for you.

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