5. The ‘Unusual Terrible Hands’

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. World Map x
4. Foreword xiii
5. Introduction: A New Golden Age for Dinosaur Science 1
6. 1. Monster from the Cretaceous Lagoon 9
7. 2. All Hail the Dino-Bat 27
8. 3. Dwarf Dinosaurs and Trailblazing Aristocrats 47
9. 4. Horny Ornaments and Sexy Ceratopsians 65
10. 5. The ‘Unusual Terrible Hands’ 80
11. 6. Scandalous Behaviour and Enfluffled Vegetarians 98
12. 7. Cretaceous Creatures of the Frozen North 115
13. 8. The Hidden Treasures Down Under 135
14. 9. Record-Breaking Titans 153
15. 10. Southern Killers Set Adrift 170
16. 11. Polar Pioneers and the Frozen Crested Lizard 190
17. Future Potential 212
18. Glossary 216
19. Further Reading 219
20. Acknowledgments 220
21. Notes 221
22. Credits 230
23. Index 231