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The Complete Dinosaur de Michael K Brett-Surman

The Complete Dinosaur

Editat de Michael K Brett-Surman, Thomas R Holtz, James O Farlow Ilustrat de Bob Walters
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 iun 2012

În această a doua ediție a volumului The Complete Dinosaur, remarcăm o extindere considerabilă a conținutului, structurată în 45 de capitole care sintetizează progresul paleontologiei moderne. Față de prima ediție, acest tom de peste 1100 de pagini integrează cele mai recente controverse și descoperiri din domeniu, oferind o perspectivă nuanțată asupra modului în care dinozaurii au trăit, s-au reprodus și au evoluat. Descoperim aici o organizare riguroasă: prima parte este dedicată istoriei descoperirilor, de la pionierii europeni și nord-americani până la expedițiile recente din Asia, în timp ce secțiunile următoare plonjează în detaliile tehnice ale studiului fosilelor.

Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în abordarea multidisciplinară. De la osteologie și reconstrucția musculaturii, până la paleoneurologie și taxonomie, editorii Michael K Brett-Surman, Thomas R Holtz și James O Farlow au reușit să reunească voci de autoritate care nu se tem să exploreze zonele de incertitudine științifică. Cititorii familiarizați cu The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs de David E. Fastovsky vor aprecia aici profunzimea tehnică superioară și accentul pus pe metodologia de cercetare, transformând lectura dintr-o simplă parcurgere a faptelor într-o înțelegere a procesului științific în sine.

Această lucrare se îndepărtează de formatul simplificat din Dinosaurs: A Spotter's Guide, o altă contribuție a editorilor, optând pentru un ton academic dar accesibil. Ilustrațiile realizate de Bob Walters, care includ sute de schițe alb-negru și planșe color, completează textul, oferind suport vizual esențial pentru înțelegerea morfologiei acestor „reptile teribile”. Este o resursă fundamentală care documentează tranziția paleontologiei de la o disciplină descriptivă la una bazată pe analize biologice complexe.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253357014
ISBN-10: 0253357012
Pagini: 1128
Ilustrații: 32 color illus., 485 b&w illus.
Dimensiuni: 233 x 295 x 61 mm
Greutate: 2.94 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Indiana University Press

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această ediție oricărui pasionat de paleontologie care dorește să treacă dincolo de curiozitățile de suprafață. Cititorul câștigă acces la o „enciclopedie vie” a cunoașterii actuale, beneficiind de expertiza a zeci de cercetători de top. Este instrumentul ideal pentru studenți și profesioniști, oferind o bază solidă de date despre evoluție, biologie și extincție, susținută de o iconografie bogată și referințe bibliografice exhaustive.

Despre autor

Michael K. Brett-Surman, Thomas R. Holtz și James O. Farlow sunt figuri proeminente în comunitatea paleontologică internațională, recunoscuți pentru contribuțiile lor în sistematica și biologia dinozaurilor. Michael K. Brett-Surman activează în cadrul prestigiousului Smithsonian Institution, fiind expert în dinozaurii cu „cioc de rață”. Thomas R. Holtz este un specialist renumit în studiul teropodelor (dinozaurii carnivori), în timp ce James O. Farlow este cunoscut pentru cercetările sale asupra urmelor de dinozauri și paleoecologiei. Împreună, acești editori au transformat The Complete Dinosaur într-un reper academic publicat de Indiana University Press, reușind să echilibreze rigoarea științifică cu accesibilitatea necesară unui public larg.

Descriere scurtă

What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did dinosaurs grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can the study of dinosaurs tell us about the process of evolution? And why did typical dinosaurs become extinct? All of these questions, and more, are addressed in the new, expanded, second edition of The Complete Dinosaur. Written by many of the world's leading experts on the "fearfully great" reptiles, the book's 45 chapters cover what we have learned about dinosaurs, from the earliest discoveries of dinosaurs to the most recent controversies. Where scientific contention exists, the editors have let the experts agree to disagree. Copiously illustrated and accessible to all readers from the enthusiastic amateur to the most learned professional palaeontologist, The Complete Dinosaur is a feast for serious dinosaur lovers everywhere.

Cuprins

List of ContributorsPart One: The Discovery of Dinosaurs 1. Dinosaurs: The Earliest Discoveries / David A. E. Spalding and †William A. S. Sarjeant ; 2. Politics and Paleontology: Richard Owen and the Invention of Dinosaurs / Hugh S. Torrens; 3. European Dinosaur Hunters of the 19th and 20th Centuries / Hans-Dieter Sues; 4. North American Dinosaur Hunters / Edwin H. Colbert, David D. Gillette, and Ralph E. Molnar ; 5. The Search for Dinosaurs in Asia / Corwin Sullivan, David W. E. Hone, and Xing Xu; 6. Dinosaur Hunters of the Southern Continents / Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.Part Two: The Study of Dinosaurs 7. Hunting for Dinosaur Bones / David D. Gillette ; 8. The Osteology of the Dinosaurs / Thomas R. Holtz and M. K. Brett-Surman ; 9. Reconstructing the Musculature of Dinosaurs / David W. Dilkes, John R. Hutchinson, Casey M. Holliday, and Lawrence M. Witmer ; 10. Dinosaur Paleoneurology / Emily Buchholtz ; 11. Taxonomy of the Dinosauria / Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. and M. K. Brett-Surman ; 12. Dinosaurs and Geologic Time / James I. Kirkland and James O. Farlow; 13. Technology and the Study of Dinosaurs / Ralph E. Chapman, Art Andersen, Brent H. Breithaupt, and Neffra A. Matthews; 14. Claws, Scales, Beaks, and Feathers: Molecular Traces in the Fossil Record / Mary Higby Schweitzer and Mark Marshall; 15. Dinosaurs as Museum Exhibits / Kenneth Carpenter; 16. Restoring Dinosaurs as Living Animals / Douglas HendersonPart Three: The Clades of Dinosaurs 17. Evolution of the Archosaurs / J. Michael Parrish; 18. Origin and Early Evolution of Dinosaurs / Michael J. Benton; 19. Theropods / Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. ; 20. Birds / Darren Naish ; 21. Basal Sauropodomorpha: The "Prosauropods" / Adam Yates ; 22. Sauropoda / Jeffrey A. Wilson and Kristina Curry Rogers ; 23. Stegosaurs / Peter M. Galton ; 24. Ankylosaurs / Kenneth Carpenter; 25. Marginocephalia / Peter Makovicky ; 26. Ornithopods / Richard J. Butler and Paul M. Barrett Part Four: Paleobiology of the Dinosaurs 27. Land Plants as a Source of Food and Environment in the Age of Dinosaurs / Bruce H. Tiffney; 28. What Did Dinosaurs Eat: Coprolites and Other Direct Evidence of Dinosaur Diets / Karen Chin; 29. Reproductive Biology of Dinosaurs / Terry D. Jones and Nicholas R. Geist ; 30. Dinosaur Eggs / Darla K. Zelenitsky, John R. Horner, and François Therrien; 31. How Dinosaurs Grew/ R. E. H. Reid ; 32. Engineering a Dinosaur / Donald Henderson ; 33. Disease in Dinosaurs / Elizabeth Rega ; 34. The Scientific Study of Dinosaur Footprints / James O. Farlow, Ralph E. Chapman, Brent Breithaupt, and Neffra Matthews; 35. The Role of Heterochrony in Dinosaur Evolution / Kenneth J. McNamara and John A. Long; 36. Metabolic Physiology of Dinosaurs and Early Birds / John A. Ruben, Terry D. Jones, Nicholas R. Geist, Willem J. Hillenius, Amy E. Harwell, and Devon E. Quick; 37. Evidence for Avian-Mammalian Aerobic Capacity and Thermoregulation in Mesozoic Dinosaurs / Gregory S. Paul ; 38. "Intermediate" Dinosaurs: The Case Updated / R. E. H. ReidPart Five: Dinosaur Evolution in the Mesozoic 39. Principles of Biogeography / Ralph E. Molnar; 40. Non-Dinosaurian Vertebrates / Nicholas C. Fraser; 41. Early Mesozoic Continental Tetrapods and Faunal Changes / Hans-Dieter Sues; 42. Dinosaurian Faunas of the Later Mesozoic / Matthew T. Carrano; 43. Dinosaur Extinction: Past and Present Perspectives / J. David Archibald; 44. Life after Death: Dinosaur Fossils in Human Hands / Daniel J. Chure; 45. Dinosaurs and Evolutionary Theory / Kevin Padian and Elizabeth K. BurtonAppendix: Dinosaur-Related WWW Sites; Glossary; Index

Recenzii

"Praise for the first edition:"Stimulating armchair company for cold winter evenings... Best of all, the book treats dinosaurs as intellectual fun." New Scientist

"A gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts... A highly successful volume." Science

"The book is useful both as a reference and as a browse-and-enjoy compendium." Natural History

"The amount of information in [these] pages is amazing. This book should be on the shelves of dinosaur freaks as well as those who need to know more about the paleobiology of extinct animals. It will be an invaluable library reference.” American Reference Books Annual



"Praise for the second edition:"Written by many of the world's leading experts on the "fearfully great" reptiles, the book's 45 chapters cover what we have learned about dinosaurs, from the earliest discoveries of dinosaurs to the most recent controversies. Where scientific contention exists, the editors have let the experts agree to disagree. Copiously illustrated and accessible to all readers from the enthusiastic amateur to the most learned professional paleontologist, The Complete Dinosaur is a feast for serious dinosaur lovers everywhere.” - Ian Paulsen, Grrl Scientist hosted by The Guardian, July 8th, 2012

"[A] highly valuable resource for anyone with a serious interest in dinosaurs. Even as dinosaur family trees change, and discoveries alter what we thought we knew, the new volume is a fertile starting place for students and experts interested in paleontological problems they have not considered before. At the very least, The Complete Dinosaur demonstrates how exceptionally rich the study of dinosaurs has become."--National Geographic Laelaps

"This substantial, and now revised, multi-author book is a good introduction to dinosaur (and early bird) science, without demanding much if any technical knowledge, in 45 chapters variously taxonomic and thematic, on subjects including aspects of dinobiology, methodology and theory, and even dinoart."--Archives of Natural History

"For such a large book devoted to mostly science, it’s nice to see that science embedded by appreciation for the history of the field of dinosaur paleontology on both ends. Throughout the book are scientific illustrations and other images, as well as a central section of colored plates of dinosaur art."--The Dispersal of Darwin


"Praise for the first edition: "Stimulating armchair company for cold winter evenings... Best of all, the book treats dinosaurs as intellectual fun." New Scientist "A gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts... A highly successful volume." Science "The book is useful both as a reference and as a browse-and-enjoy compendium." Natural History "The amount of information in [these] pages is amazing. This book should be on the shelves of dinosaur freaks as well as those who need to know more about the paleobiology of extinct animals. It will be an invaluable library reference." American Reference Books Annual "Praise for the second edition: "Written by many of the world's leading experts on the "fearfully great" reptiles, the book's 45 chapters cover what we have learned about dinosaurs, from the earliest discoveries of dinosaurs to the most recent controversies. Where scientific contention exists, the editors have let the experts agree to disagree. Copiously illustrated and accessible to all readers from the enthusiastic amateur to the most learned professional paleontologist, The Complete Dinosaur is a feast for serious dinosaur lovers everywhere." - Ian Paulsen, Grrl Scientist hosted by The Guardian, July 8th, 2012 "[A] highly valuable resource for anyone with a serious interest in dinosaurs. Even as dinosaur family trees change, and discoveries alter what we thought we knew, the new volume is a fertile starting place for students and experts interested in paleontological problems they have not considered before. At the very least, The Complete Dinosaur demonstrates how exceptionally rich the study of dinosaurs has become."--National Geographic Laelaps "This substantial, and now revised, multi-author book is a good introduction to dinosaur (and early bird) science, without demanding much if any technical knowledge, in 45 chapters variously taxonomic and thematic, on subjects including aspects of dinobiology, methodology and theory, and even dinoart."--Archives of Natural History "For such a large book devoted to mostly science, it's nice to see that science embedded by appreciation for the history of the field of dinosaur paleontology on both ends. Throughout the book are scientific illustrations and other images, as well as a central section of colored plates of dinosaur art."--The Dispersal of Darwin

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The most thorough and up -to -date survey of dinosaurs available