Publisher's Synopsis
Throughout the years man's fascination with dinosaurs has never failed to dwindle. This latest addition to the popular Collins Ultimate Guides series unleashes a multitude of amazing facts about these prehistoric creatures.
An introductory chapter delves into dinosaur past, explaining how many dinosaurs we know of, how many probably existed and how we know about them. It discusses geological time, the formation of fossils and gives information on identifying and classifying dinosaurs.
The second chapter provides a comprehensive survey of the different periods during which the different types of prehistoric creatures existed, right through to their mass extinction, while chapter three looks at dinosaur features including physiology, feeding, digestion, reproduction, the life cycle and methods of survival.
The book then goes on to look at the relationship between dinosaurs and man, from famous myths, through the first 'discovery' of dinosaurs in the 19th century and past and present palaeontologists, to dinosaurs on screen and in fiction.
There is also a chapter dealing with the practical side of studying dinosaurs, with information on where to look and what to look for, field excavations and how finds are studied and analysed back in the laboratory.
Finally, there is a section listing useful data on all the dinosaurs, such as meaning and pronunciation of name, size and weight and geographical area in which they lived, followed by information on important dinosaur sites and museum collections.
Beautifully presented with over 500 stunning colour photographs and illustrations, Dinosaurs: The Ultimate Guide to Prehistoric Life provides all the information you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs.
