In The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero tells the fascinating stories behind the most important fossil finds and the intrepid researchers who unearthed them. He weaves together the dramatic tales of dinosaur discoveries with what modern science now knows about the species to which they belong.
In The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero tells the fascinating stories behind the most important fossil finds and the intrepid researchers who unearthed them. He weaves together the dramatic tales of dinosaur discoveries with what modern science now knows about the species to which they belong.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Donald R. Prothero is a paleontology and geology researcher, teacher, and author. He is adjunct professor of geological sciences at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and research associate in vertebrate paleontology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. His Columbia University Press books include The Story of Life in 25 Fossils: Tales of Intrepid Fossil Hunters and the Wonders of Evolution (2015) and The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them (2018).
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Preface Acknowledgments Part I. In the Beginning 1. Megalosaurus: The Great Lizard, the Scrotum Humanum , and the First Named Dinosaur 2. Iguanodon: Gideon Mantell, Louis Dollo, and the First Dinosaur Fauna 3. Cetiosaurus: The Whale Lizard, Richard Owen, and the First Known Sauropod 4. Hadrosaurus: Joseph Leidy and the First American Dinosaur 5. Eoraptor: The First Dinosaurs Part II. The Long-Necked Giants 6. Plateosaurus: Ancestors of the Giants 7. Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus: Marsh, Cope, and the Bone Wars 8. Diplodocus: The Real Jurassic Park and Carnegie s Gift 9. Giraffatitan: The Tallest of the Tall, and the Tendaguru 10. Patagotitan: Whös the Biggest of Them All? Part III. Red in Tooth and Claw: The Theropods 11. Coelophysis: The Little Dinosaur of Ghost Ranch 12. Cryolophosaurus: Denizen of the Polar Darkness 13. Spinosaurus: Lost Giants of Egypt 14. Tyrannosaurus: King of the Tyrant Reptiles 15. Giganotosaurus: Biggest Predator of All? 16. Deinocheirus: Terrible Hands Lead to Big Surprises 17. Velociraptor: Terrible Claws and the Dinosaur Renaissance 18. Sinosauropteryx: Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds Part IV. Horns and Spikes and Armor and Duck Beaks: The Ornithischians 19. Heterodontosaurus: The Origin of Ornithischians 20. Stegosaurus: The Roofed Lizard and the Thagomizer 21. Ankylosaurus: Armored Dinosaurs and Mr. Bones 22. Corythosaurus: Duckbills with Headgear 23. Stegoceras: The Unicorn Dinosaur and the Boneheads 24. Protoceratops: The Griffin Legend and the Origin of Horned Dinosaurs 25. Triceratops: The Dinosaurian Bison and the Last of the Dinosaurs Index
Preface Acknowledgments Part I. In the Beginning 1. Megalosaurus: The Great Lizard, the Scrotum Humanum , and the First Named Dinosaur 2. Iguanodon: Gideon Mantell, Louis Dollo, and the First Dinosaur Fauna 3. Cetiosaurus: The Whale Lizard, Richard Owen, and the First Known Sauropod 4. Hadrosaurus: Joseph Leidy and the First American Dinosaur 5. Eoraptor: The First Dinosaurs Part II. The Long-Necked Giants 6. Plateosaurus: Ancestors of the Giants 7. Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus: Marsh, Cope, and the Bone Wars 8. Diplodocus: The Real Jurassic Park and Carnegie s Gift 9. Giraffatitan: The Tallest of the Tall, and the Tendaguru 10. Patagotitan: Whös the Biggest of Them All? Part III. Red in Tooth and Claw: The Theropods 11. Coelophysis: The Little Dinosaur of Ghost Ranch 12. Cryolophosaurus: Denizen of the Polar Darkness 13. Spinosaurus: Lost Giants of Egypt 14. Tyrannosaurus: King of the Tyrant Reptiles 15. Giganotosaurus: Biggest Predator of All? 16. Deinocheirus: Terrible Hands Lead to Big Surprises 17. Velociraptor: Terrible Claws and the Dinosaur Renaissance 18. Sinosauropteryx: Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds Part IV. Horns and Spikes and Armor and Duck Beaks: The Ornithischians 19. Heterodontosaurus: The Origin of Ornithischians 20. Stegosaurus: The Roofed Lizard and the Thagomizer 21. Ankylosaurus: Armored Dinosaurs and Mr. Bones 22. Corythosaurus: Duckbills with Headgear 23. Stegoceras: The Unicorn Dinosaur and the Boneheads 24. Protoceratops: The Griffin Legend and the Origin of Horned Dinosaurs 25. Triceratops: The Dinosaurian Bison and the Last of the Dinosaurs Index
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