This highly accessible introduction to dinosaurs places scientific method at the crux of the studies, teaching
students about scientific research and principles as they learn about dinosaurs. Now in its second edition, the
text includes updates on recent finds, increased coverage of evolution and physiology, and an expanded and improved
illustration program.Beginning with foundational chapters on the scientific method and the context of dinosaurs,
the text then proceeds with detailed discussions of dinosaur anatomy, taphonomy, evolution, physiology and ichnology.
The text also examines five select clades of dinosaurs, and finishes by covering birds as modern dinosaurs and
dinosaur extinctions. Intended for both majors and non majors, this textbook balances scientific rigor with real
world examples that show how dinosaurs lived and died as well as what happened to them after they died.Features
of this new edition include:Everyday scenarios at chapter openings set the stage for chapter content, Dedicated
web page, blackwellpublishing.com/dinosaurs, with interactive material and all art in downloadable form (art also
available to instructors on CD-ROM), End of chapter discussion questions, Easy reference glossary, New references
included at the end of each chapter, High-quality, full color figures and photographs throughout.