Dinosaur Paleobiology

Steve Brusatte, PhD, is a palaeontologist and Professor of Palaeontology and Evolution at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He is the author of the international bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, and several other books for academics, children and popular audiences. The palaeontology advisor on the Jurassic World film franchise, Brusatte has written over 170 peer-reviewed research papers and named more than 20 new species, including the tyrannosaur �Pinocchio rex� (Qianzhousaurus), the raptor Zhenyuanlong, and several ancient mammals. His research and writing has been featured in Nature, Science, The New York Times, Scientific American, and many other publications.

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xiiiChapter 1 An Introduction to Dinosaurs 1Chapter 2 Hard Tissues 29Chapter 3 Soft Tissues 65Chapter 4 Phylogeny 88Chapter 5 Form 117Chapter 6 Locomotion and Posture 135Chapter 7 Feeding and Diet 159Chapter 8 Reproduction, Growth, and Physiology 191Chapter 9 Paleoecology and Dwelling 227Chapter 10 Macroevolution and Extinction 242References 262Index 309Plate section between pp. 130 and 131

“Anyone serious about learning details of dinosaur biology would do no better than to read this book.  Summing Up: Highly recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers.”  (Choice, 1 November 2012)“It is up-to-date, well-researched and the topics are perceptively argued or discussed, and I would unhesitatingly recommend it, as ‘start-up’ reading, to my own undergraduates and research students.”  (Geological Magazine, 2012)"This is a reference work of wide-ranging technical expertise that reads like a good piece of science journalism. Forgive the cliché but I couldnt put it down. .....an excellent reference and a quick way to get up to speed on the fascinating and fast-evolving world of dinosaur research."—J. Bret Bennington Priscum Vol 21, Issue1 (Winter 2014)