Dinosaur Paleobiology (eBook)

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.

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Dinosaurs 1

Chapter 2 Hard Tissues 29

Chapter 3 Soft Tissues 65

Chapter 4 Phylogeny 88

Chapter 5 Form 117

Chapter 6 Locomotion and Posture 135

Chapter 7 Feeding and Diet 159

Chapter 8 Reproduction, Growth, and Physiology 191

Chapter 9 Paleoecology and Dwelling 227

Chapter 10 Macroevolution and Extinction 242

References 262

Index 309

Plate section between pp. 130 and 131

"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 is a reference work of wide-ranging technical expertise
that reads like a good piece of science journalism. Forgive the
cliché but I couldnt put it down. .....an excellent reference
and a quick way to get up to speed on the fascinating and
fast-evolving world of dinosaur research."

--J. Bret Bennington Priscum Vol 21, Issue1 (Winter
2014)