Dinosaurs without bones : dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils /
Martin, Anthony J., 1960-
Dinosaurs without bones : dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils / Dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils Anthony J. Martin. - First Pegasus Books cloth edition. - 460 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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.--
9781605984995 160598499X
2014451041
From 65 to 230 million years ago
Dinosaurs.
Ichnology.
Trace fossils.
Paleontology--Mesozoic.
Dinosaurs.
Ichnology.
Mesozoic Geologic Period.
Paleontology.
Trace fossils.
QE861.4 / .M367 2014
567.9
Dinosaurs without bones : dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils / Dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils Anthony J. Martin. - First Pegasus Books cloth edition. - 460 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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.--
9781605984995 160598499X
2014451041
From 65 to 230 million years ago
Dinosaurs.
Ichnology.
Trace fossils.
Paleontology--Mesozoic.
Dinosaurs.
Ichnology.
Mesozoic Geologic Period.
Paleontology.
Trace fossils.
QE861.4 / .M367 2014
567.9