[PDF] The Dinosauria With Special Reference To The Dinosaur Of Colorado eBook

Author : David B. Weishampel
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 12,69 MB
Release : 2004-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520941438

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When the The Dinosauria was first published more than a decade ago, it was hailed as "the best scholarly reference work available on dinosaurs" and "an historically unparalleled compendium of information." This second, fully revised edition continues in the same vein as the first but encompasses the recent spectacular discoveries that have continued to revolutionize the field. A state-of-the-science view of current world research, the volume includes comprehensive coverage of dinosaur systematics, reproduction, and life history strategies, biogeography, taphonomy, paleoecology, thermoregulation, and extinction. Its internationally renowned authors—forty-four specialists on the various members of the Dinosauria—contribute definitive descriptions and illustrations of these magnificent Mesozoic beasts. The first section of The Dinosauria begins with the origin of the great clade of these fascinating reptiles, followed by separate coverage of each major dinosaur taxon, including the Mesozoic radiation of birds. The second part of the volume navigates through broad areas of interest. Here we find comprehensive documentation of dinosaur distribution through time and space, discussion of the interface between geology and biology, and the paleoecological inferences that can be made through this link. This new edition will be the benchmark reference for everyone who needs authoritative information on dinosaurs.

Author : Dougal Dixon
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 28,58 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1515856275

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Predators, prey, and scavengers lived millions of years ago in an area that is now Garden Park, Colorado. Find out how they survived in a land with conditions that were far different from those found there today.

Author : Janet Riehecky
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1620650576

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"Defines through text and photos core terms related to dinosaurs"--Provided by publisher.

Author : M. G. Lockley
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 2014-01-30
Category : Denver Basin
ISBN : 9780985684624

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A site by site walking tour of Dinosaur Ridge, Triceratops Trail and three other fossil sites near Denver, Colorado.

Author : William Matthew
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 16,15 MB
Release : 2018-02-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781984348654

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William Diller Matthew (1871 -1930) was a vertebrate paleontologist and curator of the American Museum of Natural History from the mid-1890s to 1927, and director of the University of California Museum of Paleontology from 1927 to 1930. In 1915, Matthew published "Dinosaurs with special reference to the American museum" which he described as a consecutive and intelligible account of the Dinosaur collections in the American Museum. Contents: I. THE AGE OF REPTILES: ITS ANTIQUITY, DURATION AND SIGNIFICANCE IN GEOLOGIC HISTORY. II. NORTH AMERICA IN THE AGE OF REPTILES, ITS GEOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC CHANGES. III. KINDS OF DINOSAURS: COMMON CHARACTERS AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS GROUPS. IV. THE CARNIVOROUS DINOSAURS, ALLOSAURUS, TYRANNOSAURUS, ORNITHOLESTES, ETC.SUB-ORDER THEROPODA. V. THE AMPHIBIOUS DINOSAURS, BRONTOSAURUS, DIPLODOCUS, ETC. SUB-ORDER OPISTHOCOELIA (CETIOSAURIA OR SAUROPODA). VI. THE BEAKED DINOSAURS. ORDER ORTHOPODA (ORNITHISCHIA OR PREDENTATA.) VII. THE BEAKED DINOSAURS (Continued). VIII. THE BEAKED DINOSAURS (Continued.) IX. THE BEAKED DINOSAURS (Concluded.) X. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DINOSAURS. XI. COLLECTING DINOSAURS. HOW AND WHERE THEY ARE FOUND. Other works by this author include: Fossil mammals of the Tertiary of northeastern Colorado: American Museum collection of 1898. 1901. The evolution of the horse. 1903. The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, Middle Eocene. 1909.

Author : Gregory S. Paul
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 13,4 MB
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1400883148

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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. Now extensively revised and expanded Covers nearly 750 dinosaur species, including scores of newly discovered ones Provides startling new perspectives on the famed Brontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Features nearly 700 color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including life studies, scenic views, and skull and muscle drawings Includes color paleo-distribution maps and a color time line Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs

Author : M. K. Brett-Surman
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 37,15 MB
Release : 2012-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0253008492

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A new edition of the illustrated compendium that is “a gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts” (Science). What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did they grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can the study of dinosaurs tell us about the process of evolution? And why did typical dinosaurs become extinct? These questions and more are addressed in this new, expanded edition of The Complete Dinosaur. Written by leading experts on the “fearfully great” reptiles, the book covers what we have learned about dinosaurs, from the earliest discoveries to the most recent controversies. Where scientific contention exists, the editors have let the experts agree to disagree. The Complete Dinosaur is a feast for serious dinosaur lovers, from the enthusiastic amateur to the professional paleontologist. Praise for the first edition: “An excellent encyclopedia that serves as a nice bridge between popular and scholarly dinosaur literature.” —Library Journal (starred review) “Stimulating armchair company for cold winter evenings. . . . Best of all, the book treats dinosaurs as intellectual fun.” —New Scientist “Useful both as a reference and as a browse-and-enjoy compendium.” —Natural History “Copiously illustrated and scrupulously up-to-date.” —Publishers Weekly “The amount of information in [these] pages is amazing. This book should be on the shelves of dinosaur freaks as well as those who need to know more about the paleobiology of extinct animals. It will be an invaluable library reference.” —American Reference Books Annual

Author : Querida Lee Pearce
Publisher : Lowell House
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 23,12 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Dinosaurs
ISBN : 9781565651753

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Introduces the age of the dinosaurs, explains how the great reptiles were discovered, and profiles the main groups of dinosaurs and the people who discovered them.