Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History |  | Authors: David E. Fastovsky, David B. Weishampel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 394
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 052171902X
Dewey Decimal Number: 567.9
EAN: 9780521719025
ASIN: 052171902X
Publication Date: January 12, 2009
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Product Description
From the authors of The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs comes an introduction to the study of dinosaurs for non-specialists designed to excite readers about science by using dinosaurs to illustrate and discuss geology, natural history and evolution. While focusing on dinosaurs it also uses them to convey other aspects of the natural sciences, including fundamental concepts in evolutionary biology, physiology, life history, and systematics. Considerable attention is devoted the nature of science itself: what it is, what it is not, and how science can be used to investigate particular kinds of questions. Dinosaurs is unique because it fills a gap between the glossy, fact-driven dinosaur books and the higher-level academic books, addressing the paleontology of dinosaurs exactly as professionals in the field do.
Book Description
From the authors of Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs comes a new text designed to excite readers about science by using the ever-popular animals - the dinosaurs - to illustrate and discuss geology, natural history, and evolution. Scientific concepts drive the strong narrative - not endless facts and details.
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Up to Date and Easy to Read April 4, 2010
Rene P. S. Bane (Maryland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed using this book in a college class I took last semester. The pictures and diagrams were very helpful and the text was written in a way which made it easy to read and remember. I intend to keep this book as a reference.
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