ENGLISH

Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants

By R. McNeill Alexander

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
1989
ISBN
023106666X, 9780231066662, 0231066678, 9780231066679
LCC
QE862.D5 A33 1989
Open Library ID
OL2043527M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4775973 bytes)
Edition
3rd Ed
Pages
174\174
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

This is one of the more powerful little books in science. The author elegantly describes such issues as how we can infer speed from footprints, a practical discussion of whether some dinosaurs were warm blooded, and other interesting topics. Most dinosaur books are either glorified picture books or narrative. This is a practical step by step discovery of "how we know what we know". This, and Random Walks in Biology, are the two best books of this type anywhere. As a biology teacher I've gotten a ton of good ideas and lessons out of this one.

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