Dinosaur Heresies - Softcover

Bakker, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821750321 ISBN 13: 9780821750322

Publisher: Zebra - Kensington, 2012

Synopsis

One of the world's leading paleontologists presents revolutionary discoveries about how dinosaur brains worked, how their metabolism influenced their lives, and comments on dozens of other heretical ideas about dinosaur habits and habitats

About this title

From Library Journal:

Bakker is undoubtedly the controversial and exciting dinosaurologist of the day. His ideas of active, behaviorly complex, warm-blooded dinosaurs have shaken orthodox views and stimulated both public interest and renewed scientific research. In this book he reviews many of his well-known ideas about dinosaur physiology, feeding habits, running ability, taxonomy, and extinction, and offers tidbits on more minor details, e.g., whether dinosaurs had a gizzard. He writes in a colorful, even impassioned prose more akin to political rhetoric than analytic science. While this book lacks the breadth and balanced objectivity of David Norman's excellent The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs (Crescent Bks., 1985), it is nevertheless important and revolutionary. Highly recommended. Walter P. Coombs, Jr., Biology Dept., Western New England Coll., Springfield, Mass.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Zebra - Kensington
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0821750321
• ISBN 13: 9780821750322
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1