The Concise Dinosaur Encyclopedia

This encyclopedia combines hard facts about dinosaurs with feature spreads detailing their lifestyle, behaviour, other members of the family and habitat. Two sections introduce the reader to the world of the dinosaurs, discussing how life on earth began and how animals evolved, as well as how we know about the dinosaurs from the work of geologists and palaeontologists. brought about the end of the dinosaurs, and looks forward to a new world with the reptilian and mammalian survivors of that catastrophe. eras, and the size of all the dinosaurs is indicated throughout to illustrate just how huge (or small) they were compared to modern animals.

Dinosaurs have always captured the imagination like no other animal on Earth, and this encylopaedia aims to recreate their prehistoric lives. Arranged chronologically, it contains information about how we can interprete fossil finds which tell us about many aspects of this distant past.

Updated with the material that instructors want, Dinosaurs continues to make science exciting and understandable to non-science majors through its narrative of scientific concepts rather than endless facts. It now contains new material on pterosaurs, an expanded section on the evolution of the dinosaurs and new photographs to help students engage with geology, natural history and evolution. The authors ground the text in the language of modern evolutionary biology, phylogenetic systematics, and teach students to examine the paleontology of dinosaurs exactly as the professionals in the field do using these methods to reconstruct dinosaur relationships. Beautifully illustrated, lively and engaging, this edition continues to encourage students to ask questions and assess data critically, enabling them to think like a scientist.

Explores dinosaurs and prehistoric Earth.

This amazing 160-page volume is the perfect comprehensive guide to the dinosaurs and prehistoric animals that once roamed Earth. Written by dinosaur expert Michael Benton, the Kingfisher Dinosaur Encyclopedia is packed with colourful illustrations, step-by-step sequences and the latest photography to keep children engaged. Arranged thematically into key areas, the concise text is clear, accurate, and perfectly pitched, making this an unbeatable resource for home and school.

JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD, toy figures, and a major exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York are a few examples of dinosaur popularity. DINOSAUR DATA BOOK is an illustrated book of facts, newly updated for 1998 to include recent fossil discoveries in China, plus additional material on dinosaurs in popular media.

This amazing 160-page volume is the perfect guide to dinosaurs for children aged seven plus. It is packed with colorful illustrations, step-by-step sequences, and the latest photography to keep children engaged. Arranged thematically into key areas, the concise text is clear, accurate, and perfectly pitched, making this an unbeatable resource for home and school. Plus, a glossary and index are included along with a list of websites for further learning.