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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS IN BRIEF vii
- CONTENTS IN DETAIL ix
- BOXED READINGS xvii
- PREFACE xix
- 1. INTRODUCTION 1
- 2. EVOLUTION, PHYLOGENY, AND CLASSIFICATION 7
- 3. FOSSILS, SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS, AND GEOLOGIC TIME 23
- 4. THE ORIGIN OF DINOSAURS 43
- 5. THEROPODS 63
- 6. SAUROPODOMORPHS 87
- 7. ORNITHOPODS 113
- 8. STEGOSAURS AND ANKYLOSAURS 129
- 9. CERATOPSIANS AND PACHYCEPHALOSAURS 149
- 10. THE DINOSAURIAN WORLD 169
- 11. DINOSAUR HUNTERS 193
- 12. DINOSAUR TRACE FOSSILS 211
- 13. DINOSAUR BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR 235
- 14. HOT-BLOODED DINOSAURS? 255
- 15. DINOSAURS AND THE ORIGIN OF BIRDS 277
- 16. THE EXTINCTION OF DINOSAURS 295
- 17. DINOSAURS IN THE PUBLIC EYE 317
- APPENDIX A. PRIMER OF DINOSAUR ANATOMY 335
- GLOSSARY 349
- A DINOSAUR DICTIONARY 355
- INDEX 361
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS IN BRIEF vii
- CONTENTS IN DETAIL ix
- BOXED READINGS xvii
- PREFACE xix
- 1. INTRODUCTION 1
- 2. EVOLUTION, PHYLOGENY, AND CLASSIFICATION 7
- 3. FOSSILS, SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS, AND GEOLOGIC TIME 23
- 4. THE ORIGIN OF DINOSAURS 43
- 5. THEROPODS 63
- 6. SAUROPODOMORPHS 87
- 7. ORNITHOPODS 113
- 8. STEGOSAURS AND ANKYLOSAURS 129
- 9. CERATOPSIANS AND PACHYCEPHALOSAURS 149
- 10. THE DINOSAURIAN WORLD 169
- 11. DINOSAUR HUNTERS 193
- 12. DINOSAUR TRACE FOSSILS 211
- 13. DINOSAUR BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR 235
- 14. HOT-BLOODED DINOSAURS? 255
- 15. DINOSAURS AND THE ORIGIN OF BIRDS 277
- 16. THE EXTINCTION OF DINOSAURS 295
- 17. DINOSAURS IN THE PUBLIC EYE 317
- APPENDIX A. PRIMER OF DINOSAUR ANATOMY 335
- GLOSSARY 349
- A DINOSAUR DICTIONARY 355
- INDEX 361