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Dinosaurs without bones : dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils / Anthony J. Martin.

By: Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth editionDescription: 460 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781605984995
  • 160598499X
Other title:
  • Dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 567.9 23
LOC classification:
  • QE861.4 .M367 2014
Contents:
Sleuthing dinosaurs -- These feet were made for walking, running, sitting, swimming, herding, and hunting -- The mystery of Lark Quarry -- Dinosaur nests and bringing up babies -- Dinosaurs down underground -- Broken bones, toothmarks, and marks on teeth -- Why would a dinosaur eat a rock? -- The remains of the day : dinosaur vomit, stomach contents, feces, and other gut feelings -- The great Cretaceous walk -- Tracking the dinosaurs among us -- Dinosaurian landscapes and evolutionary traces.
Summary: Martin introduces readers to the world of ichnology, the study of traces and trace fossils -- such as tracks, trails, burrows, nests, toothmarks, and other vestiges of behavior -- and how through these remarkable clues, help scientists explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs during the Mesozoic era.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QE861.4 .M367 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001338218

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-447) and index.

Sleuthing dinosaurs -- These feet were made for walking, running, sitting, swimming, herding, and hunting -- The mystery of Lark Quarry -- Dinosaur nests and bringing up babies -- Dinosaurs down underground -- Broken bones, toothmarks, and marks on teeth -- Why would a dinosaur eat a rock? -- The remains of the day : dinosaur vomit, stomach contents, feces, and other gut feelings -- The great Cretaceous walk -- Tracking the dinosaurs among us -- Dinosaurian landscapes and evolutionary traces.

Martin introduces readers to the world of ichnology, the study of traces and trace fossils -- such as tracks, trails, burrows, nests, toothmarks, and other vestiges of behavior -- and how through these remarkable clues, help scientists explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs during the Mesozoic era.-- Source other than Library of Congress.

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