The ultimate dinosaur book / by David Lambert ; foreword by John H. Ostrom.

Lambert, David, 1932- (Author).

Summary:

This is a narrative encyclopedia with pictures and charts. The chapters begin with an overview of dinosaurs: definition, origins, anatomy, extinction theories, and how the bones are found, retrieved and reconstructed. The introductory information is followed by profiles of 55 dinosaur genera, each with a two-page spread giving the name, a background narrative, its life and behavior, a picture of its skeleton, the fossil record, and restoration details. There is a fact file box showing where and when the dinosaur lived. Finally a 638 name pronouncing dictionary lists alternate and currently acceptable terms. There are both a glossary and an index. This beautiful and balanced work should be at all levels. Highly recommended.

Record details

ISBN: 156458304X
ISBN: 9781564583048
ISBN: 0751300470
ISBN: 9780751300475
Physical Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Edition: 1st American edition
Publisher: London ; Dorling Kindersley in association with Natural History Museum, 1993.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Origins, ancestors, and descendants -- Triassic worlds -- Jurassic world -- Cretaceous world -- Dinosaur anatomy -- Life and behavior -- Extinction theories -- Fossilization -- Excavating dinosaurs.