Dinosaurs - How We Know What We Know

List of contents

How Science Operates. When Dinosaurs Lived. The dinosaur hunters and the history of paleontology. Evolutionary processes and principles. Dinosaurs on the Tree of Life. Defining a Dinosaur. Systematics & Phylogenetics. Ornithischia . Saurischia. Bones and Anatomy. Dinosaurs in Motion. Taphonomy. What did dinosaurs look like? Habitats and ecology. Diet. Behavior. Reproduction. Physiology and growth. Dinosaur-bird transitions and the origin of flight. Not Quite Dinosaurs. Extinctions.

Summary

This textbook introduces research on dinosaurs by describing the science behind how we know what we know about dinosaurs. A wide range of topics is covered, from fossils and taphonomy to dinosaur physiology, evolution, and extinction. In addition, sedimentology, paleo-tectonics, and non-dinosaurian Mesozoic life are discussed.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Doug Czajka, Elena Rita Schroeter, Mary Higby Schweitzer, Mary Higby Schroeter Schweitzer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2020
• EAN: 9780367563813
• ISBN: 978-0-367-56381-3
• No. of pages: 562
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; NATURE / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Paleontology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Zoology & animal sciences, Botany & plant sciences, Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Palaeontology, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Zoology and animal sciences, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas), Botany and plant sciences