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The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs : Second Edition /
The best-selling 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 2...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2016.
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| Édition: | 2nd edition. |
| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; History of Discovery and Research; What Is a Dinosaur?; Dating Dinosaurs; The Evolution of Dinosaurs and Their World; Extinction; After the Age of Dinosaurs; Biology; General Anatomy; Skin, Feathers, and Color; Respiration and Circulation; Digestive Tracts; Senses; Vocalization; Disease and Pathologies; Behavior; Brains, Nerves, and Intelligence; Social Activities; Reproduction; Growth; Energetics; Gigantism; Mesozoic Oxygen; The Evolution-and Loss-of Avian Flight; Dinosaur Safari; If Dinosaurs Had Survived.
- Dinosaur ConservationWhere Dinosaurs Are Found; Using the Group and Species Descriptions; Group and Species Accounts; Dinosaurs; Theropods; Sauropodomorphs; Ornithischians; Additional Reading; Index: Dinosaur Taxa; Formations.