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

By:

Martin, Anthony J, 1960-

Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2014Copyright date: Â©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.

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

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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