Description
Book SynopsisFor 150 million years, dinosaurs were the undisputed rulers of the Earth. Today, these great lizards still fire our imaginations. Dinosaurs describes the creatures who lived during the great Age of Reptiles, the real-life giants and monsters such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Stegosaurus who once dominated our planet.
This stunningly illustrated and accessible reference work features the most impressive and formidable dinosaurs to have been discovered. The entries are arranged by chronological period, running from the Triassic period through to the late Cretaceous, and each entry is illustrated throughout with full-colour annotated artworks. Each of the dinosaur features also includes information boxes containing key facts and figures. The text, using the latest palaeontological research, outlines how the dinosaurs lived and died.
Readers will discover the fantastic, extraordinary and outlandish types of dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth – making Dinosaurs essential reading, not only for dinosaur enthusiasts, but for anyone intrigued by nature at its most majestic.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
BEFORE THE DINOSAURS
Anomalocaris
Hallucigenia
Trilobite
Pterygotus
Ammonite
Cladoselache
Eusthenopteron
Ichthyostega
Dunkleosteus
Coelacanth
Eogyrinus
Hylonomus
Arthropleura
Eurypterid
Cacops
Diadectes
Eryops
Mesosaurus
Moschops
Platyhystrix
Scutosaurus
Seymouria
Youngina
Dimetrodon
Diplocaulus
Coelurosauravus
TRIASSIC
Eoraptor
Erythrosuchus
Euparkeria
Euskelosaurus
Henodus
Hyperodapedon
Kannemeyeria
Lagosuchus
Liliensternus
Lotosaurus
Melanorosaurus 53
Mussaurus 54
Nanchangosaurus 55
Nothosaurus 56
Pisanosaurus 57
Protoavis 58
Riojasaurus 59
Saltopus 60
Sellosaurus 61
Shansisuchus 62
Shonisaurus 63
Tanystropheus 64
Thecodontosaurus 65
Gracilisuchus 66
Postosuchus 67
Coelophysis 68
Cynognathus 72
Herrerasaurus 76
Lystrosaurus 80
Coloradisaurus 82
Desmatosuchus 83
Staurikosaurus 84
JURASSIC
Abrictosaurus 85
Ammosaurus 86
Anchisaurus 87
Barapasaurus 88
Emausaurus 89
Kotasaurus 90
Lufengosaurus 91
Lycorhinus
Megapnosaurus 93
Dilophosaurus 94
Scelidosaurus 95
Cryolophosaurus 96
Yunnanosaurus 98
Rhoetosaurus 99
Datousaurus 100
Gasosaurus 101
Lapparentosaurus 102
Metriacanthosaurus 103
Omeisaurus 104
Piatnitzkysaurus 105
Proceratosaurus 106
Xiaosaurus 107
Huayangosaurus 108
Dimorphodon 110
Megalosaurus 111
Eustreptospondylus 112
Shunosaurus 114
Cetiosaurus 118
Cetiosauriscus 119
Lexovisaurus 120
Liopleurodon 122
Tuojiangosaurus 123
Bothriospondylus 124
Camptosaurus 125
Chialingosaurus 126
Coelurus 127
Dicraeosaurus 128
Diplodocus 129
Dracopelta 130
Elaphrosaurus 131
Euhelopus 132
Haplocanthosaurus 133
Othnielia 134
Szechuanosaurus 135
Ultrasauros 136
Yangchuanosaurus 137
Dacentrurus 138
Ornitholestes
Apatosaurus
Archaeopteryx
Compsognathus
Allosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Ceratosaurus
Kentrosaurus
Seimosaurus
Stegosaurus
Ophthalmosaurus
Dryosaurus
Dsungaripterus
EARLY CRETACEOUS
Gastonia
Afrovenator
Atlascopcosaurus
Becklespinax
Chilantaisaurus 171
Fulgurotherium
Gilmoreosaurus
Harpymimus
Hylaeosaurus
Leaellynasaura 176
Muttaburrasaurus
Pelicanimimus
Pelorosaurus
Polacanthus
Silvisaurus
Stenopelix
Tapejara
Tenontosaurus
Tropeognathus
Wuerhosaurus 186
Yaverlandia 187
Minmi 188
Sauropelta 190
Zephyrosaurus 192
Giganotosaurus 193
Hypsilophodon 194
Kronosaurus 195
Ouranosaurus 196
Psittacosaurus 197
Acrocanthosaurus 198
Amargasaurus 202
Baryonyx 206
Deinonychus 208
Iguanodon 212
Probactrosaurus 216
Pterodaustro 217
Utahraptor 218
Suchomimus 222
MID CRETACEOUS
Argentinosaurus 223
Carcharodontosaurus 224
Spinosaurus 228
LATE CRETACEOUS
Abelisaurus 230
Adasaurus 231
Aeolosaurus 232
Alamosaurus 233
Albertosaurus 234
Alectrosaurus 235
Alioramus 236
Alvarezsaurus 237
Anatotitan 238
Anchiceratops 239
Anserimimus 240
Antarctosaurus 241
Aralosaurus 242
Archaeornithomimus 243
Arrhinoceratops 244
Aublysodon 245
Avaceratops 246
Bagaceratops 247
Borogovia 248
Brachyceratops 249
Brachylophosaurus 250
Centrosaurus 251
Chasmosaurus 252
Chirostenotes 253
Conchoraptor 254
Corythosaurus 255
Diceratus 256
Dravidosaurus 257
Dromaeosaurus 258
Dryptosaurus 259
Edmontosaurus 260
Einiosaurus 261
Elasmosaurus 262
Elmisaurus 263
Erlikosaurus 264
Euoplocephalus 265
Garudimimus 266
Goyocephale 267
Hadrosaurus 268
Homalocephale 269
Hypacrosaurus 270
Hypselosaurus 271
Indosuchus 272
Ingenia 273
Jaxartosaurus 274
Leptoceratops 275
Magyarosaurus 276
Majungasaurus 277
Mandschurosaurus 278
Microceratus 279
Montanoceratops 280
Nanotyrannus 281
Nanshiungosaurus 282
Nemegtosaurus 283
Neuquensaurus 284
Nipponosaurus 285
Noasaurus 286
Opisthocoelicaudia 287
Pachyrhinosaurus 288
Panoplosaurus 289
Parksosaurus 290
Pentaceratops 291
Pinacosaurus 292
Prenocephale 293
Prosaurolophus 294
Quaesitosaurus 295
Rhabdodon 296
Saurolophus 297
Saurornithoides 298
Secernosaurus 299
Shantungosaurus 300
Stegoceras 301
Struthiomimus 302
Stygimoloch 303
Talarurus 304
Therizinosaurus 305
Thescelosaurus 306
Titanosaurus 307
Tsintaosaurus 308
Tylocephale 309
Tylosaurus 310
Wannanosaurus 311
Ankylosaurus 312
Nodosaurus 316
Saichania 318
Struthiosaurus 322
Xiphactinus 324
Deinosuchus 325
Euoplocephalus 326
Gallimimus 327
Hesperornis 328
Lambeosaurus 329
Libonectes 330
Mononykus 331
Mosasaur 332
Parasaurolophus 333
Quetzalcoatlus 334
Saltasaurus 335
Tyrannosaurus rex 336
Carnotaurus 340
Deinocheirus 344
Edmontonia 346
Maiasaura 350
Oviraptor 354
Pachycephalosaurus 358
Protoceratops 362
Pteranodon 366
Tarbosaurus 370
Triceratops 374
Troodon 378
Velociraptor 380
Styracosaurus 384
NEOGENE
Borhyaena 385
Gastornis 386
Carcharocles Megalodon 390
Platybelodon 391
Thylacosmilus 392
TERTIARY (EOCENE)
Coryphodon 393
Hyracotherium 394
Mesonyx 395
Pristichampsus 396
Uintatherium 397
Andrewsarchus 398
Basilosaurus 400
Brontotherium 404
TERTIARY (OLIGOCENE)
Arsinoitherium 408
LEXOVISAURUS
Mammalodon 409
Pyrotherium 410
Palaeocastor 411
TERTIARY (MIOCENE)
Amebelodon 412
Daeodon 413
Deinogalerix 414
Homalodotherium 415
Argentavis 416
Moropus 418 Borophagus 419
Syndyoceras 420
LATE TERTIARY (PLIOCENE)
Megatherium 421
Sivatherium 422
PLEISTOCENE
Colossochelys 423
Doedicurus 424
Smilodon 426
Woolly Mammoth 430
Homotherium 434
QUATERNARY (PLEISTOCENE)
Coelodonta 435
Diprotodon 436
Glyptodon 437
Megaloceros 438
Glossary 439
Fossil Sites Map 440
Index 442
