Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History
Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History provides a lively and engaging introduction to the world of paleontology, designed to encourage readers to ask questions, assess data critically, and think like scientists. Written by David E. Fastovsky and David B. Weishampel, this third edition has been extensively reorganized and rewritten to make science accessible and relevant through clear explanations and stunning full-color illustrations. Instead of presenting a simple list of facts, the text guides readers through dinosaur groups by emphasizing core scientific concepts grounded in the language of modern evolutionary biology and phylogenetic systematics.
This edition has been updated to reflect the most recent fossil discoveries and includes new taxa. A key emerging theme integrated throughout the work is the study of feathered dinosaurs and the various implications of feathers, highlighted by stunning new photographs. By examining dinosaurs as professional paleontologists do, the authors bring the prehistoric world to life in a way that is both intellectually rigorous and visually captivating.
Book Specifications
- Title: Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History
- Author: David E. Fastovsky, David B. Weishampel
- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: November 28, 2016
- ISBN-10: 1316501159
- ISBN-13: 978-1316501153
- Language: English
