Dinosaurs: The Textbook - Softcover

Lucas, Spencer G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0697279952 ISBN 13: 9780697279958

Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S., 1996

Synopsis

Written for an introductory level course, this text combines background material, dinosaur classes and general topics. Now in its second edition, the book has been fully revised and updated to include current discoveries, interpretations and debates.

About this title

From the Publisher:

New and expanded art program. New color photos and illustrations have been added to the text.
The previous chapter 12, Dinosaur Hunters, has been moved to chapter 2. The intent is that students will find this topic interesting and will help get them excited about the course and retain their interest. The history of the discovery of dinosaurs is full of adventure. Fantastic discoveries, exotic places, physical hardships, danger, and dynamic personalities are just some of the elements of this history. Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of the fact that what we know about dinosaurs is the result of nearly two centuries of collecting dinosaur fossils by amateurs and professionals worldwide. It is their discoveries, beginning in the 1820s, that have shaped scientific views about dinosaurs.
The text has been updated with new and revised theories in the study of dinosaurs.
A new section has been added on continental drift.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0697279952
• ISBN 13: 9780697279958
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 312