Dinopedia: A Brief Compendium of Dinosaur Lore
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- Author：Darren Naish
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Summary
An illuminating and entertaining collection of dinosaur facts， from A to Z
Dinopedia is an illustrated， pocket-friendly encyclopedia of all things dinosaurian。 Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from hadrosaur nesting colonies to modern fossil hunters and paleontologists such as Halszka Osm�lska and Paul Sereno， this amazing A-Z compendium is brimming with facts about these thrilling， complex， and sophisticated animals。
Almost everything we know about dinosaurs has changed in recent decades。 A scientific revolution， kick-started in the late 1960s by astounding new discoveries and a succession of new ideas， has shown that these magnificent creatures were marvels of evolution that surpassed modern reptiles and mammals in size， athletic abilities， and more。 Darren Naish sheds invaluable light on our current， fast-changing understanding of dinosaur diversity and evolutionary history， and discusses the cultural impacts of dinosaurs through books， magazines， and movies。 Naish also shows how our emerging view of these animals is very much a human story about ambition and competing egos， revealing that controversy and disagreement are commonplace in the vigorous field of dinosaur studies。
With a wealth of original illustrations by the author， Dinopedia is an informative and entertaining collection of lore for the dinosaur lover in all of us。Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design
Dinopedia is an illustrated， pocket-friendly encyclopedia of all things dinosaurian。 Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from hadrosaur nesting colonies to modern fossil hunters and paleontologists such as Halszka Osm�lska and Paul Sereno， this amazing A-Z compendium is brimming with facts about these thrilling， complex， and sophisticated animals。
Almost everything we know about dinosaurs has changed in recent decades。 A scientific revolution， kick-started in the late 1960s by astounding new discoveries and a succession of new ideas， has shown that these magnificent creatures were marvels of evolution that surpassed modern reptiles and mammals in size， athletic abilities， and more。 Darren Naish sheds invaluable light on our current， fast-changing understanding of dinosaur diversity and evolutionary history， and discusses the cultural impacts of dinosaurs through books， magazines， and movies。 Naish also shows how our emerging view of these animals is very much a human story about ambition and competing egos， revealing that controversy and disagreement are commonplace in the vigorous field of dinosaur studies。
With a wealth of original illustrations by the author， Dinopedia is an informative and entertaining collection of lore for the dinosaur lover in all of us。Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design
Reviews
Luke Stacks
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A buoyant overview of what we think about dinosaurs today。 This handsome little book is organized alphabetically by topic， covering not just the main dinosaur clades but also notable paleontologists， concepts， fossil sites， controversies， and art。 Although it lacks a table of contents， limiting its use as a quick reference， I found myself enjoying the surprise as I read it cover to cover。 Naish has an amiable， direct style， mixing confident proclamations about some theories with a refreshing hon A buoyant overview of what we think about dinosaurs today。 This handsome little book is organized alphabetically by topic， covering not just the main dinosaur clades but also notable paleontologists， concepts， fossil sites， controversies， and art。 Although it lacks a table of contents， limiting its use as a quick reference， I found myself enjoying the surprise as I read it cover to cover。 Naish has an amiable， direct style， mixing confident proclamations about some theories with a refreshing honesty about the debates that remain unsettled。As a general interest reader， I relished the entries on pop culture and important figures。 Naish covers a ton of ground with his judicious selections。 The entries on distinct dinosaur clades were tougher sledding， requiring extensive cross-reference。 These latter entries have a high degree of difficulty， as Naish reviews a）the history of the clade， b）the history of the word used for the clade， c）the main characteristics of the dinosaurs found within it， and d）the unsettled parts that keep paleontologists up at night， all in two pages。 After an hour or two away， I found it hard to remember whether Ceratosaurs were or were not included in Tetanurans and why。The book's slim， tactile presentation is wonderful。 However， some of the illustrations appear a little washed out， making it hard to appreciate details （see Acrocanthosaurus on page 4）。 。。。more
Alexander James
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A wonderfully written book: not too long and yet perfectly elaborate and in depth to be the perfect book for the layperson and expert alike in dinosaur palaeontology。It is well illustrated with detailed， scientific sketches throughout the book - though it’s not perhaps not as richly illustrated as a children’s book。Overall an excellent read and would highly recommend for anyone interested in dinosaurs and dinosaur palaeontology。
The Inquisitive Biologist
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