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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs 12 New Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs 12 New Dinosaur Discoveries and More Feathers Than Ever by Dougal Dixon What are some books explaining dinosaurs evolution and extinction? The question of dinosaur evolution and extinction has been addressed in numerous books. The following are some examples the reader might want to check out: Alvarez, Walter. T. rex and the Crater of Doom. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1997. This is the classic work by the man who began the dinosaur extinction controversy by suggesting a link between a certain type of rock and the extinction of the dinosaurs. Bakker, R.T. Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction. Reprint. New York: Kensington Publishing, 1996. Another classic dinosaur book that dispels common misconceptions about dinosaurs, presenting new evidence that the creatures were warm-blooded, agile, and intelligent. Larson, Pedro, and Kenneth Carpenter, eds. Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Tyrant King. Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2008. Covers the most famous of dinosaurs, with a CD included. Long, John, and Peter Schouten. Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origin of Birds. Oxford University Press, 2008. All youve ever wanted to know about the controversial subject of bird origins. Poinar, George, and Roberta Poinar. What Bugged the Dinosaurs?: Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2008. The authors offer evidence of how insects directly and indirectly contributed to the dinosaurs demise. Are there any books about dinosaur expeditions and paleontologists? There are numerous books describing exciting dinosaur expeditions and the fascinating scientists in the field of paleontology. The following is a representative sampling of the books on these subjects: Colbert, Edwin H. The Great Dinosaur Hunters and Their Discoveries. Reprint. New York: Dover Publications, 1984. Includes chapters on first discoveries, skeletons in the earth, two evolutionary streams, the oldest dinosaurs, Jurassic giants of the western world, Canadian dinosaurs, and Asiatic dinosaurs. Doescher, Rex A., ed. Directory of Paleontologists of the World, 5th ed. Lawrence, Kansas: International Palaeontological Association, 1989. Lists more than 7,000 paleontologists by name, office address, area of specialization or interest, and affiliation. There are numerous resources available for the amateur paleontologist to learn about discovering his or her own fossils, as well as university and other programs that train people to assist on digs without needing an advanced degree (Big Stock Photo). Horner, John R. Dinosaurs under the Big Sky. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing, 2003. World-famous paleontologist John Horners book about his knowledge of Montanas dinosaurs and geology. Jacobs, Louis L. Quest for the African Dinosaurs: Ancient Roots of the Modern World. New York: Villard Books, 1993. After discovering a major fossil site in Malawi (Africa), Jacobs and his team went on to identify 13 kinds of vertebrate animals that give a window into the world of this part of Africa one hundred million years ago. Manning, Phillip. Dinomummy: The Life, Death, and Discovery of Dakota, a Dinosaur from Hell Creek. New York: Kingfisher, 2007. The story of the most amazing mummified dinosaur ever found from the Hell Creek formation in North Dakota aptly dubbed Dakota. Novacek, Michael. Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs. Illustrated by Ed Heck. New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1996. Chronicles the groundbreaking discoveries made by one of the largest dinosaur expeditions of the late twentieth century. Psihoyos, Louie, and John Knoebber. Hunting Dinosaurs. New York: Random House, 1994. This book recounts the experiences of paleontologists who have scoured remote lands in search of dinosaur fossils, with full-color photos, charts, and maps. Are there any dinosaur books that are suitable for children and families? There are a large number of books that are suitable for the whole family and children of all ages. The following is a listing of some of these books: Bergen, David. Life-Size Dinosaurs. New York: Sterling Publishing, 2004. If you want to see the size comparison of dinosaurs with what we know today, try checking out the illustrations in this middle-reader book. Chaneski, John. Dinosaur Word Search. New York: Sterling Publishing, 2004. If you ever wondered how to pronounce some of those dinosaur names, this is the book for you. Dixon, Dougal. Dougal Dixons Amazing Dinosaurs: More Feathers, More Claws. Big Horns, Wide Jaws! Boyds Mills Press, 2007. One of many Dougal Dixon dinosaur books for kids look for several others, too. Johnson, Jay. Dinosaurs. Learning Horizons, 2005. A book about dinosaurs for ages five through eight. Malan, John, and Steve Parker. Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2003. A book that introduces the young reader to 250 different ancient species. Norman, David. Eyewitness Dinosaur. New York: DK Publishing, 2008. One of many David Norman books this one is heavily illustrated with a CD and wall chart. Parker, Steve. Dinosaurs and How They Lived. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2004. A hundred facts with artwork about the dinosaurs for young readers. Stevenson, Jay, and George R. McGhee. The Complete Idiots Guide to Dinosaurs. Alpha Books, 1998. Although somewhat dated, the book offers a guide to dinosaurs, including descriptions of more than 300 known species. The New Dinosaurs. The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution is a 1988 speculative evolution book written by Scottish geologist Dougal Dixon and illustrated by several illustrators including Amanda Barlow, Peter Barrett, John Butler, Jeane Colville, Anthony Duke, Andy Farmer, Lee Gibbons, Steve Holden, Philip Hood, Martin Knowelden, Sean Milne, Denys Ovenden and Joyce Tuhill. [1] The book also features a foreword by Desmond Morris. The New Dinosaurs explores a hypothetical alternate Earth, complete with animals and ecosystems, where the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event never occurred, leaving non-avian dinosaurs and other Mesozoic animals an additional 65 million years to evolve and adapt over the course of the Cenozoic to the present day. Contents. Summary Development Reception Legacy References. The New Dinosaurs is Dixon's second work on speculative evolution, following After Man (1981), which explored the animals of a hypothetical world 50 million years in the future where humanity had gone extinct. After Man used a fictional setting and hypothetical animals to explain the natural processes behind evolution whilst The New Dinosaurs uses its own fictional setting and hypothetical wildlife to explain the concept of zoogeography and biogeographic realms. It was followed by another speculative evolution work by Dixon in 1990, Man After Man , which focused on climate change over the next few million years through the eyes of future human species genetically engineered to adapt to it. [2] Some of Dougal Dixon's hypothetical dinosaurs bear a coincidental resemblance to dinosaurs that were discovered after the book's publication. As a general example, many of Dixon's fictional dinosaurs are depicted with feathers, something that was not yet widely accepted when the book was written. [2] [3] Summary. The New Dinosaurs explores an imagined alternate version of the present-day Earth as Dixon imagines it would have been if the Cretaceous- Paleogene extinction event had never occurred. As in Dixon's previous work, After Man , ecology and evolutionary theory are applied to create believable creatures, all of which have their own binomial names and text describing their behaviour and interactions with other contemporary animals. Most of these animals represent surviving dinosaurs, pterosaurs and plesiosaurs, which Dixon discusses through biogeographic realms, divisions of the Earth's land surface based on distributional patterns of animals and other lifeforms. In total, about sixty animals are described in the book, about half of the amount featured in After Man , with examples including a widespread group of tree-climbing coelurosaurian theropods called "arbrosaurs", huge striding and terrestrial pterosaurs such as the giraffe-like "lank", colonial pachycephalosaurs, descendants of the Mesozoic hadrosaurs called "sprintosaurs" adapted to a new lifestyle on the grass-covered plains of North America, amphibious hypsilophodonts, flamingo-like coelurosaurs and iguanodonts capable of jumping like kangaroos. In the far north, large migratory birds such as the "tromble" with legs almost like tree trunks, roam the land. In terms of predators, the coelurosaurs dominate in terms of number and diversity, often having unique adaptations. For instance, the apex predator of the South American pampas, the coelurosaurian "cutlasstooth", has evolved huge, cutting teeth to allow it to prey upon large sauropods. The pampas is also home to the last of the tyrannosaurids, the large scavenging "gourmand". There are also various dromaeosaurids, including the "jinx", adapted to mimic larger herbivorous dinosaurs through scent and appearance. The world's oceans are home to various pterosaurs, such as seagull-like and penguin-like forms. There is also the "whulk", a massive whale-like pliosaur that feeds exclusively on plankton. The "kraken", an enormous ammonite, uses specialized tentacles to entangle and sting anything that comes near it. Development. Following the success of his previous speculative evolution book After Man in 1981, Dixon realized that there was a market
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