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Dinosaurs : a very short introduction / David Norman.

by Norman, David, 1952-

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Oxford University Press, c2005.

Very short introductions ; 128.

9780192804198 (pbk.)

0192804197 (pbk.)

176 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dinosaurs in perspective -- Dinosaur renaissance -- New light on Iguanodon -- Unravelling the genealogy of dinosaurs -- Dinosaurs and warm blood -- What if--birds are dinosaurs? -- Dinosaur research : observation and deduction -- The future of research on the past.

"David Norman reveals how scientists combine anatomy, genetics, forensics, and even engineering design to build a picture of what dinosaurs looked like, what they ate, and how they moved and interacted with each other. Exploring how animal life evolved on earth, he highlights the place of dinosaurs in evolutionary history."--Book jacket.

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