David E. Fastovsky – The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs
English | Size:278.99 MB
Category:Paleontology

The book is written as a series of readable, entertaining essays covering important and timely topics in dinsoaur paleontology and natural history. It will appeal to non-specialists and all dinosaur enthusiasts, treating subjects as diverse as birds as ‘living dinosaurs,” the new feathered dinosaurs from China, and “warm-bloodedness.” Along the way, the reader learns about dinosaur functional morphology, physiology, and systematics using cladistic methodology – in short, how professional
paleontologists and dinosaur experts go about their work, and why they find it so rewarding. [Read more…]