{"product_id":"dinosaur-paleobiology-9780470656587","title":"Dinosaur Paleobiology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs than many species of living organisms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anyone serious about learning details of dinosaur biology would do no better than to read this book.  Summing Up: Highly recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through researchers\/faculty; general readers.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It is up-to-date, well-researched and the topics are perceptively argued or discussed, and I would unhesitatingly recommend it, as ‘start-up’ reading, to my own undergraduates and research students.”  \u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeological Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e2012\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a reference work of wide-ranging technical expertise that reads like a good piece of science journalism. Forgive the cliché but I couldnt put it down. .....an excellent reference and a quick way to get up to speed on the fascinating and fast-evolving world of dinosaur research.\"\u003cbr\u003e —J. Bret Bennington Priscum Vol 21, Issue1 \u003ci\u003e(Winter 2014)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 An Introduction to Dinosaurs 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Hard Tissues 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Soft Tissues 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Phylogeny 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Form 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Locomotion and Posture 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Feeding and Diet 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Reproduction, Growth, and Physiology 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Paleoecology and Dwelling 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Macroevolution and Extinction 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlate section between pp. 130 and 131\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402389856599,"sku":"9780470656587","price":61.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470656587.jpg?v=1730480252","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dinosaur-paleobiology-9780470656587","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}