| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
481 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 463-472. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The conquering cold-bloods : a conundrum: Brontosaurus in the Great Hall at Yale ; Wyoming reverie : meditation on the geological text ; Mesozoic class warfare : cold-bloods versus the fabulous furballs ; Dinosaurs score where Komodo dragons fail -- pt. 2. The habitat of the dinosaurs: The case of the brontosaurus : finding the body ; Gizzard stones and brontosaurus menus ; The case of the duckbill's hand ; Dinosaurs at table ; When dinosaurs invented flowers -- pt. 3. Defense, locomotion, and the case for warm-blooded dinosaurs: The Teutonic diplodocus : a lesson of gait and carriage ; Mesozoic arms race ; Defense without armor ; Dinosaurs take to the air ; Archaeopteryx paternity suit : the dinosaur-bird connection -- pt. 4. The warm-blooded metronome on evolution: Sex and intimidation : the body language of dinosaurs ; The warm=blooded tempo of the dinosaurs' growth ; Strong hearts, stout lungs, and big brains ; Eaters and eaten as the test of warm-bloodedness -- pt. 5. Dynastic frailtyand the pulses of animal history: Punctuated equilibrium : the evolutionary timekeeper ; The Kazanian revolution : setting the stage for the Dinosauria ; The twilight of the dinosaurs ; Dinosaurs have class. |
| Subject |
Dinosaurs.
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| ISBN |
0688042872 |
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