Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide

Paul, Gregory s

ISBN 10: 0671619462 / ISBN 13: 9780671619466

Published by Simon & Schuster/a New York Academy of Sciences Book, 1988

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(1st) Very large, heavy book, dark blue cloth spine, light blue boards, very bright silver lettering and design on spine, 464 lightly browned pages, profusely illustrated but no color. DJ glossy with dinosaur on front and spine, scene of dinosaur's world on back--beautiful! DJ has light wear at top front tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. Seller Inventory # 42761

Bibliographic Details

Title: Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete...

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/a New York Academy of Sciences Book

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine

Edition: First Edition

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Book by Paul, Gregory S.

From Publishers Weekly:

Paul thinks dinosaurs are fun, and he conveys his enthusiasm in this well-written account of their life and times. In the first part of the book he describes how the predatory dinosaurs (meat-eating dinosaurs, as opposed to herbivorous dinosaurs) evolved, what they looked like and how they lived. He dispels some commonly held notions: dinosaurs were not cold-blooded, slow or stupid; they were, in fact, the ancestors of birds. The second part of the book is an illustrated catalogue of all important predatory dinosaurs known to date, a new reorganization of predatory dinosaur taxonomy and systematics. Dinosaur are obviously the love of Paul's life, and he sometimes makes us forget that these extraordinary creatures have been extinct for at least 65 million years. In addition, as a paleontologist who does his own illustrations, he can back up his contention that dinosaurs "look neat."
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