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Mark Hallett - The Sauropod Dinosaurs: Life in the Age of Giants - 9781421420288 - V9781421420288
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The Sauropod Dinosaurs: Life in the Age of Giants

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Description for The Sauropod Dinosaurs: Life in the Age of Giants Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 362, 200 colour illustrations, 138 colour illustrations, 14 black & white illustrations,. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 290 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1550.
From The Land Before Time to Jurassic Park, images of fantastically large, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs have captured our imaginations. These are the sauropods: centerpieces of museums and gentle giants of the distant past. Imagine what it must have been like to crest a hill and see in the valley below not just one sauropod, but an entire herd, feeding its way across the landscape. The most massive land animals ever to have lived, sauropods roamed widely across the continents through most of the Age of Dinosaurs from about 220 to 65 million years ago. They reached incredible sizes, giving rise to the question: Why were they so big? Early guesses suggested that they gained protection from predators by virtue of their size, which also allowed them to reach the tops of trees in order to eat leaves and conifer needles. More recent hypotheses hold that they needed a long and complicated digestive tract due to their consumption of low-nutrient food sources: size was an offshoot of that need. Whatever the explanation, there is little doubt that natural selection produced something extraordinary when the Sauropoda diversified into a wide variety of species. This book combines majestic artwork and the best of paleontological research to resurrect the lives of sauropods. The Sauropod Dinosaurs shows how these amazing creatures raised and defended their young, traveled in groups, and interacted with the rich diversity of Mesozoic plants and animals. Beautiful enough to sit on the coffee table, the book also serves as the best reference available on these bygone giants. Anyone with a passion for dinosaurs or prehistoric life will cherish this once-in-a-generation masterpiece. The book includes the following features: Over 200 full-color illustrations More than 100 color photographs from museums, field sites, and collections around the world Thoughtfully placed drawings and charts Clearly written text reviewed by major sauropod researchers Descriptions of the latest sauropod concepts and discoveries A field guide to major groups of sauropods Detailed skeletal reconstructions and anatomical restorations A comprehensive glossary

Product Details

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1549g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421420288
SKU
V9781421420288
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50

About Mark Hallett
Naturalist Mark Hallett's art and writing has appeared in Life, Smithsonian Magazine, and National Geographic. An artistic consultant for Jurassic Park and Dinosaur, he has created dinosaur art and models for the Walt Disney Company and Universal Studios. Mathew J. Wedel is a well-recognized sauropod expert and an associate professor of anatomy at Western University of Health Sciences. He has coauthored papers naming the sauropods Sauroposeidon and Brontomerus.

Reviews for The Sauropod Dinosaurs: Life in the Age of Giants
... the book is exceedingly well written-the text is captivating, without resorting to hyperbole or oversimplification. Recommended.
Choice
Every time you open this book you will find something new and interesting about these giant animals!
Raif (age 6!)
Kid's Book Buzz
You should buy this book even if you have no interest in dinosaurs. The Sauropod Dinosaurs is a fun review of the biology, comparative anatomy, and modern-day techniques using sauropod dinosaurs as a tool. The beautiful illustrations by Mark Hallett help the sauropods come alive.
John Clay Bruner, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Quarterly Review of Biology

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