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Dinosaurs : the textbook / Spencer G. Lucas

Author
Lucas, Spencer G.
Published
Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2007
Edition
5th ed.
Physical Description
xxiii, 280 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm

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Contents
List of boxed readings -- Foreword -- About the author -- Preface -- Dinosaur dictionary -- 1: Dinosaur Hunters -- Earliest discoveries -- Complete skeletons -- Two great expeditions -- Calm before the storm? -- Dinosaur renaissance -- Changing ideas in dinosaur science -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 2: Evolution, Phylogeny, And Classification -- Evolution -- Phylogeny -- Classification -- Dinosaurs and evolution -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 3: Fossils, Sedimentary Environments, And Geologic Time -- Fossils -- Sedimentary environments -- Fluvial environments -- Lacustrine environments -- Eolian environments -- Deltaic environments -- Geologic time -- Triassic period -- Jurassic period -- Cretaceous period -- Numerical ages -- Collecting dinosaur fossils -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 4: Origin Of Dinosaurs -- Dinosaurs and reptiles -- Dinosaurs as diapsids -- Dinosaurs as archosaurs -- What are dinosaurs? -- Thecodont ancestry of dinosaurs -- Phylogeny of dinosaurs -- Oldest dinosaurs -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 5: Theropods -- Theropod fossils and phylogeny -- What is a theropod? -- Ceratosaurs -- Tetanurae -- Carnosaurs -- Allosauridae -- Other carnosaurs -- Carnosaur behavior -- Coelurosaurs -- Tyrannosauridae -- Ornithomimosauridae -- Dromaeosauridae -- Other coelurosaurs -- Teropod evolution -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 6: Sauropodomorphs -- Prosauropods -- Genus plateosaurus -- Prosauropod lifestyles -- Genus mussaurus -- Prosauropod evolution -- Sauropods -- Diplodocidae -- Camarasauridae -- Other sauropods -- How large was the largest? -- Sauropod lifestyles -- Diet -- Metabolism -- Locomotion and habitat preferences -- Reproduction -- Social behavior -- Sauropod evolution -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 7: Ornithopods -- Heterodontosauridae -- Hypsilophodontidae -- Iguanodontidae -- Hadrosauridae -- Evolution of the ornithopods -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading., 8: Stegosaurs And Ankylosaurs -- Primitive thyreophorans -- Stegosauria -- Genus huayangosaurus -- Stegosauridae -- Genus stegosaurus -- Function of the plates of stegosaurus -- Stegosaur lifestyles and evolution -- Ankylosauria -- Nodosauridae -- Ankylosauridae -- Ankylosaurs: mesozoic tanks -- Ankylosaur evolution -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 9: Ceratopsians And Pachycephalosaurs -- Ceratopsia -- Genus psittacosaurus -- Neoceratopsia -- Protoceratopsidae -- Lifestyle of protoceratops -- Ceratopsidae -- Genus triceratops -- Function of the horns and frill -- Ceratopsian evolution -- Pachycephalosauria -- Homalocephalidae -- Pachycephalosauridae -- Head butting -- Evolution of pachycephalosaurs -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 10: Dinosaurian World -- Continental drift, sea level, and climate -- Late Triassic: the beginning of the age of dinosaurs -- Geography and climate -- Life in the sea -- Vegetation -- Vertebrates -- Dinosaurs -- Early and middle Jurassic: the dinosaurs dominate -- Geography and climate -- Life in the sea -- Vegetation -- Dinosaurs and other vertebrates -- Late Jurassic: the golden age of dinosaurs -- Geography and climate -- Life in the sea; vegetation -- Dinosaurs and other vertebrates -- Early cretaceous: a transition -- Geography and climate -- Life in the sea -- Vegetation -- Dinosaurs and other vertebrates -- Middle and late cretaceous: the last dinosaurs -- Geography and climate -- Life in the sea -- Vegetation -- Dinosaurs and other vertebrates -- Five dinosaur faunas -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 11: Dinosaur Trace Fossils -- Dinosaur footprints -- Understanding dinosaur footprints -- Interpreting dinosaur footprints -- Footprint myths -- Dinosaur eggs -- Dinosaur gastroliths -- Dinosaur coprolites -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 12: Dinosaur Biology And Behavior -- Dinosaur biology -- External appearance -- Weight -- Growth and longevity -- Dinosaur behavior -- Feeding and locomotion -- Reproduction and parenting -- Attack and defense -- Group behavior -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 13: Hot-blooded Dinosaurs? -- Some terms and concepts -- Information -- Posture and gait -- Speed, levels of activity, and agility -- Feeding adaptations -- Bone microstructure -- Blood pressure -- Geographic distribution -- Bird ancestry -- Social behavior -- Predator-prey ratios -- Body size -- Other information -- What type of metabolism(s) did dinosaurs have? -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading., and 14: Origin Of Birds -- What is a bird? -- First bird: archaeopteryx -- Other possible ancestors of birds -- Origin and evolution of avian flight -- Evolution of birds -- Significance of dinosaurs as bird ancestors -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 15: Dinosaur Extinction -- Terminal cretaceous extinction -- Nature of the evidence -- Comet (meteorite) impact -- Gradual extinction -- Minimizing the damage -- Answer the question! -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- 16: Dinosaurs In The Public Eye -- Dinosaurs: denotation and connotation -- Dinosaurs in the news -- Dinosaur books -- Dinosaur art -- Dinosaur toys -- Dinosaur cartoons and movies -- Dinosaurs in cyberspace -- Dinosaur science and public dinosaurs -- Summary -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- Appendix: Primer of dinosaur anatomy -- Posture and orientation -- Skull, lower jaw, and teeth -- Backbone -- Forelimb -- Hind limb -- Structure and function -- Key terms -- Review questions -- Further reading -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary
From the Publisher: Dinosaurs: The Textbook is a monument to our present understanding of these wonderful creatures. It is a book that will take the student on a journey through nearly every aspect of dinosaur biology, geology, and the history of their discovery. It is a text that presents facts together with current ideas, notions, and controversies. Dr. Lucas presents dinosaurs as successful, living creatures that were merely different in appearance from animals living today. Dr. Lucas has written a comprehensive book that is easily read and understood by students with little scientific background-a book that teaches students not only how to use scientific methods, but how to synthesize data to create their own ideas. In contrast with many dinosaur books from the past, Dr. Lucas, although indicating his own views, allows students the opportunity to think for themselves.
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ISBN
0072826959 (acid-free paper)
9780072826951
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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