
From the Victorian golden age of dinosaur discovery to the cutting edge of twenty-first century fossil forensics ` Dinosaurs` unravels the mysteries of the most spectacular group of animals our planet has ever seen. Despite facing drastic climatic conditions including violent volcanic activity, searing temperatures & rising & plunging sea levels, the dinosaurs formed an evolutionary dynasty that ruled the Earth for more than 150 million years. Darren Naish & Paul Barrett reveal the latest scientific findings about dinosaur anatomy, behaviour, & evolution. They also demonstrate how dinosaurs survived the great extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period & continued to evolve & thrive alongside us, existing today as an incredibly diverse array of birds that are the direct descendants of theropods. ` Dinosaurs` is lavishly illustrated with specimens from the Natural History Museum`s own collections, along with explanatory diagrams & charts & full-colour artistic reconstructions of dinosaur behaviour.