An illuminating and entertaining collection of dinosaur facts, from A to Z

Dinopedia is an illustrated, pocket-friendly encyclopedia of all things dinosaurian. Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from hadrosaur nesting colonies to modern fossil hunters and paleontologists such as Halszka Osmólska and Paul Sereno, this amazing A-Z compendium is brimming with facts about these thrilling, complex, and sophisticated animals.

Almost everything we know about dinosaurs has changed in recent decades. A scientific revolution, kick-started in the late 1960s by astounding new discoveries and a succession of new ideas, has shown that these magnificent creatures were marvels of evolution that surpassed modern reptiles and mammals in size, athletic abilities, and more. Darren Naish sheds invaluable light on our current, fast-changing understanding of dinosaur diversity and evolutionary history, and discusses the cultural impacts of dinosaurs through books, magazines, and movies. Naish also shows how our emerging view of these animals is very much a human story about ambition and competing egos, revealing that controversy and disagreement are commonplace in the vigorous field of dinosaur studies.

With a wealth of original illustrations by the author, Dinopedia is an informative and entertaining collection of lore for the dinosaur lover in all of us.

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Dive into prehistoric waters and discover extraordinary sea monsters who reigned the ocean for 150 million years

Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More examines the anatomy, behavior, diversity, lifestyle, and evolutionary rise of creatures who conquered the seas for 150 million years during the Mesozoic era. Expert paleontologist Darren Naish puts these fearsome and mighty creatures under the microscope and transports readers to wild and primeval waters. In this gorgeously illustrated book, amazing creatures leap off the page, including:

• Mosasaurs, known as T-Rexes of the deep

• Cretaceous sea snakes

• Long-necked plesiosaurs

• Crocodile-like thalattosuchians, the earliest sea turtles

Ancient Sea Reptiles features fossil photography and artistic reconstructions of ancient creatures, from evolutionary anomalies to apex predators who survived extinction events, with chapters that include:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Evolution
Chapter 3: Anatomy
Chapter 4: The lesser-known groups: mesosaurs, Triassicsauropterygians, Cretaceous sea snakes and more
Chapter 5: Shark-shaped reptiles: the ichthyosaurs and their kin
Chapter 6: Long necks, big mouths: the plesiosaurs
Chapter 7: Sea crocs: the thalattosuchians
Chapter 8: Mosasaurs: the great sea lizards
Chapter 9: Sea Turtles

More than 80 percent of the world's vast ocean is unmapped and unobserved, prompting the imagination to run wild on what might lurk in its depths. But Ancient Sea Reptiles proves that what stirs the imagination even more are the spectacular prehistoric creatures that have already been discovered. The book is a feast for the eyes and the scientific mind.

Dinosaurs are one of the most spectacular groups of animals that have ever existed. Many were fantastic, bizarre creatures that still capture our imagination: the super-predator Tyrannosaurus, the plate-backed Stegosaurus, and the long-necked, long-tailed Diplodocus. Dinosaurs: The Ultimate Guide to How They Lived taps into our enduring interest in dinosaurs, shedding new light on different dinosaur groups. Leading paleontology experts Darren Naish and Paul Barrett trace the evolution, anatomy, biology, ecology, behavior, and lifestyle of a variety of dinosaurs. They also remind us that dinosaurs are far from extinct: they present evidence supporting the evolution of dinosaurs to birds that exist today as approximately ten thousand different species. Throughout their narrative Naish and Barrett reveal state-of-the-art new findings shaping our understanding of dinosaurs. Readers will discover, for example, how the use of CT-scanning enables scientists to look inside dinosaur skulls, thus gaining new insight into their brains and sense organs. Dinosaurs is a must-have for all those wanting to keep up to date about these dynamic, complicated creatures.

B logging has revolutionised the way we communicate our interests and spread news. This book is a compilation of various articles from the blog, Tetrapod Zoology(currently hosted at www.scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology). As of early 2010, Tet Zoo - as it's affectionately known - is in its fifth year. It's become reasonably popular (it has a daily readership of several thousand) and is now well known internationally. Or, it is, at least, among people interested in zoology and in scientific blogging. Welcome to the world of Tet Zoo: mphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals(the tetrapods), living and fossil. Their evolution, ecology, behaviour and biology. Think killer eagles, dinosaurs, giant caimans, mystery cats and lake monsters.

Los dinosaurios no son solo animales: son criaturas emocionantes. Nunca vimos uno vivo, sin embargo, perviven en nuestros museos, películas y piyamas.

Conocemos casi todo sobre ellos: qué comían, cómo cazaban, cómo se apareaban, cuánto tiempo vivían, pero cada día que pasa descubrimos algo nuevo.
En Dinopedia encontrarás a los anquilosaurios, con sus enormes martillos al final de la cola; al tirano más popular y terrible de todos; al gigantesco Patagotitan, con sus imponentes 40 metros de largo, y a los dinosauroides, la hipotética evolución de los dinosaurios si no se hubieran extinguido, entre muchos datos más. Este compendio contiene toda la información que siempre quisiste saber de los seres que reinaron este planeta durante 135 millones de años.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Dinosaurs are not just animals; they are exciting creatures. We have never seen one alive, yet they live on in our museums, movies, and pajamas. We know almost everything about them: what they ate, how they hunted, how they mated, how long they lived, but every day we discover something new.

In Dinopedia, you will find ankylosaurs, with their enormous tail clubs; the most popular and terrible tyrant of all; the gigantic Patagotitan, with its impressive 40 meters in length; and the dinosauroids, the hypothetical evolution of dinosaurs if they had not gone extinct, among many other facts. This compendium contains all the information you ever wanted to know about the beings that ruled this planet for 135 million years.

This elegantly illustrated volume is a journey through more than two centuries of remarkable discovery. Books on dinosaurs are usually arranged by classification or epoch, but this unique work tells the story chronologically, in order of the key finds that shaped our understanding and brought these creatures to life for the public. From the fragmentary remains of giant extinct animals found in the early 1800s to the dinosaur wars in the American West to the amazing near-complete skeletons found around the world today, Darren Naish tells how these discoveries have led not only to the recognition of new species and whole new groups, but also to new theories of evolutionary history. Along the way, we encounter dinosaurs both familiar and obscure-including Tyrannosaurus rex, the giant sauropods, and most recently, the feathered dinosaurs of China. As he describes these significant finds, Naish explains in clear, accessible language, how our ideas about dinosaur appearance, biology, and behavior have developed and changed over time, and what the state of knowledge is today.

- Discusses each major dinosaur group

- Illuminates the human side of fossil discoveries by describing explorers, scientists, and artists

- Beautifully designed pages feature extensive captions, engaging text, and sidebars throughout on select topics of interest

- Almost 200 illustrations include historical and contemporary photographs, art works, drawings, and maps

Which was the fastest, the biggest, the deadliest? Check out the greatest record breakers in history: the dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for millions of years--and they still rule the record books! That's because they had to be extreme to survive in those prehistoric days. So meet the creatures that have never been equaled: Edmontonia, the spikiest dinosaur; Laellynasaura, with the longest tail ever; Therizinosaurus, a super slasher with killer claws; Fruitadens, the smallest plant eater; and many more. In addition to the fun facts and figures, there's amazing CGI artwork, a timeline, a box that compares each dinosaur's size to a human's, and information on who named the dinosaur.

New format of Dinosaur Record Breakers for a younger audience.

Unleash a T. rex on the breakfast table, or take a photo of your friends as a mighty Pteranodon swoops through the air before their eyes. iDinosauro brings these long-extinct prehistoric creatures back to life. Thanks to the digital magic of Augmented Reality, you can bring dinosaurs roaring to life from the page with your smartphone or tablet. Developed specifically for mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets, iDinosauro delivers a completely new level of Augmented Reality experience. See your family and friends onscreen interacting with dinosaurs, and then capture the moment with photos that will amaze everyone.