Reviews
...a comprehensive and fascinating insight for all into the lives of these enigmatic creatures.
This technical book gives a detailed and substantial taxon-by-taxon overview of what dinosaur skulls, jaws, and teeth reveal about what, but especially how dinosaurs ate. This is a welcome survey of an otherwise scattered literature that will be invaluable for specialists.
Beautifully written and very original. This book addresses an important topic that I don't think any book has ever addressed. I'm astonished this topic can be so extensively and originally explored, and with such eloquence. The authors do an amazing job of explaining this complex anatomical information in an accessible way. This will be an instant classic not just for paleontologists but for general readers too.
A wonderful synthesis of the wealth of information now available concerning the biology of feeding in non-avian dinosaurs. It will be an invaluable reference for anyone seriously interested in these remarkable reptiles.
An Illustrated Guide to Dinosaur Feeding Biology is a dinosaur biology tour de force with an extensive historical review of dinosaur feeding and biomechanics. An absolute must-read for anyone interested in dinosaurs as living animals!
Nabavizadeh and Weishampel have produced the most comprehensive look at dinosaur feeding ever. Starting with the nuts and bolts (or rather, bones, teeth, and muscles), they explore the specializations for feeding down every branch of the dinosaur family tree. This volume will be required for all serious students of dinosaur research.
This book is a masterful, comprehensive, and up-to-the-minute survey of dinosaur evolution told from the point of view of feeding anatomy and biology broadly understood. The book is richly illustrated by the authors with muscle reconstructions that advance the field of paleontology. It is a treat for both advanced paleontologists and dinosaur enthusiasts of every age and level of interest.
Book Details
Acknowledgements
1. Early Dinosaur Feeding Studies and an Introduction to Mesozoic Landscapes and Dietary Ecology
2. Bones, Teeth, Muscle, and the Study of Functional Morphology
3. An Overview of
Acknowledgements
1. Early Dinosaur Feeding Studies and an Introduction to Mesozoic Landscapes and Dietary Ecology
2. Bones, Teeth, Muscle, and the Study of Functional Morphology
3. An Overview of Dinosaur Anatomy
4. Early Dinosaurs and Non-Tetanuran Theropods
5. Early Tetanuran, Spinosaurid, and Allosauroid Theropods
6. Early Coelurosaurian and Tyrannosauroid Theropods
7. Maniraptoriform Theropods
8. Early Sauropodomorphs and the Rise of Sauropods
9. Neosauropods
10. Heterodontosaurids and Early Thyreophorans
11. Eurypodans
12. Early Neornithischians and Ornithopods
13. Marginocephalians
14. Shaping Dinosaur Ecosystems
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