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Author: Stephen L. Brusatte (Columbia University)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 19.80cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.948kg
ISBN: 9780470656570
ISBN 10: 0470656573
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 13 April 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Featured in The Guardian - 1 July 2012.
Featured in The Guardian - 1 July 2012. It is up-to-date, well-researched and the topics are perceptively argued or discussed, and I would unhesitatingly recommend it, as 'start-up' reading, to my own undergraduates and research students. ( Geological Magazine , 2012 )
It is up-to-date, well-researched and the topics are perceptively argued or discussed, and I would unhesitatingly recommend it, as 'start-up' reading, to my own undergraduates and research students. ( Journal of Geological Magazine , 1 January 2013) Anyone serious about learning details of dinosaur biology would do no better than to read this book. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers. ( Choice , 1 November 2012) It is up-to-date, well-researched and the topics are perceptively argued or discussed, and I would unhesitatingly recommend it, as 'start-up' reading, to my own undergraduates and research students. ( Geological Magazine , 2012 ) This new book is a welcome addition to the small selection available for teaching such [Dinosaur] courses and, in my view, is currently the best on the market. (Paul M. Barrett, Geological Journal , 2012)
Anyone serious about learning details of dinosaur biology would do no better than to read this book. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers. (Choice, 1 November 2012) It is up-to-date, well-researched and the topics are perceptively argued or discussed, and I would unhesitatingly recommend it, as start-up reading, to my own undergraduates and research students. (Geological Magazine, 2012)
Author Information
Steve Brusatte, PhD, is a palaeontologist and Professor of Palaeontology and Evolution at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He is the author of the international bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, and several other books for academics, children and popular audiences. The palaeontology advisor on the Jurassic World film franchise, Brusatte has written over 170 peer-reviewed research papers and named more than 20 new species, including the tyrannosaur �Pinocchio rex� (Qianzhousaurus), the raptor Zhenyuanlong, and several ancient mammals. His research and writing has been featured in Nature, Science, The New York Times, Scientific American, and many other publications.
