The ideal textbook for non-science majors this lively & engaging introduction encourages students to ask questions assess data critically & think like a scientist Building on the success of the previous editions Dinosaurs has been reorganised & extensively rewritten in response to instructor & student feedback It continues to make science accessible & relevant through its clear explanations & extensive illustrations Updated to reflect recent fossil discoveries & to include new taxa the text guides students through the dinosaur groups emphasising scientific concepts rather than presenting endless facts It is grounded in the common language of modern evolutionary biology
- phylogenetic systematics
- so that students examine dinosaurs as professional paleontologists do The key emerging theme of feathered dinosaurs & the many implications of feathers have been integrated throughout the book highlighted by the inclusion of stunning new photographs in this beautifully illustrated text now in full colour throughout