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9780743400060

The Ultimate Dinosaur

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  • ISBN13:

    9780743400060

  • ISBN10:

    0743400062

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2000-06-01
  • Publisher: I Books

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A collaboration to excite the mind and dazzle the eye, probing such mysteries as: Where the first dinosaurs appeared and how they evolved; how the giant sauropods lived and reared their young; hunting strategies among the predators; migratory habits and family life of the dinosaurs; possible causes of extinction. An extraordinary new look at the prehistoric life of the dinosaurs by some of the world's foremost paleontologists, dinosaur illustrators, and visionary authors. This unique collaboration produces a spectacular tour of the world of the dinosaurs with vivid pictures, fascinating new ideas and thought-provoking tales by a dozen respected dreamers.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTIONS
Kingdom of the Titans
2(3)
Robert Silverberg
Dinosaurs for Adults
5(5)
Peter Dodson
1: THE DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
The Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs
10(10)
Sankar Chatterjee
Crocamander Quest
20(22)
L. Sprague de Camp
2: THE FIRST DINOSAURS
The First Dinosaurs
42(11)
Catherine Forster
The Feynman Saltation
53(19)
Charles Sheffield
3: THE DINOSAUR RADIATIONS
The Dinosaur Radiations
72(16)
Teresa Maryanska
Siren Song at Midnight
88(18)
Dave Wolverton
4: THE CHANGING WORLD
The Jurassic Period: A Time of Great Change
106(13)
David Gillette
Rhea's Time
119(19)
Paul Preuss
5: THE AGE OF GIANTS
The Age of Giants
138(12)
Anthony Fiorillo
Shakers of the Earth
150(14)
Gregory Benford
6: DINOSAUR PREDATORS
Dinosaur Predators
164(13)
Halszka Osmolska
Hunters in the Forest
177(15)
Robert Silverberg
7: THE CRETACEOUS DINOSAURS
The Cretaceous Dinosaurs
192(16)
Don Lessem
In the Late Cretaceous
208(13)
Connie Willis
Major League Triceratops
221(25)
Barry Malzberg
8: DINOSAUR MIGRATIONS
Migrating Dinosaurs
246(13)
Philip J. Currie
Herding with the Hadrosaurs
259(17)
Michael Bishop
9: DINOSAUR BEHAVIOR
The Behavior of Predatory Dinosaurs
276(11)
Ralph Molnar
Besides a Dinosaur, Whatta Ya Wanna Be When You Grow Up?
287(15)
Ray Bradbury
10: MONSTERS OF THE SEA AND AIR
Monsters of the Sea and Air
302(16)
Kenneth Carpenter
Unnatural Enemy
318(12)
Poul Anderson
11: THE END OF AN ERA
Becoming a Modern World
330(10)
William Gallagher
Dawn of the Endless Night
340(14)
Harry Harrison
12: Extinction and Discovery
Myths, Theories, and Facts of Dinosaur Extinction
354(15)
David J. Archibald
The Bone Wars: Cope vs. Marsh
369(21)
Ronald Rainger
The Green Buffalo
390(13)
Harry Turtledove
13: DINOSAUR DIRECTORY AND WEB SITES
Reference Listing of All Dinosaur Genera
403(18)
George Olshevsky
Contributors 421(9)
Selected Readings 430

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