Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

Philip Currie is noted for many expeditions to sites in North and South America and Asia, particularly in China where he and others unearthed the "feathered" dinosaurs. He is currently the Curator of Dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, and an adjunct professor at the University of Calgary. He holds a doctorate from McGill University and is the author or co-author of nine earlier books on dinosaurs, as well more than 100 papers and articles. His work has been reported on by The New York Times, National Geographic, the PBS Nova series, Canadian Geographic, a CBS special on dinosaurs, and various other media. Kevin Padian is Professor of Integrative Biology and Curator of Lower Vertebrates in the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. His doctorate is from Yale University. He is a frequently quoted authority in both the scientific and popular press on the subject of dinosaurs, particularly on the relationship of birds and dinosaurs. His previous publications include seven books as well as 60 technical papers and 60 general articles, and his research findings have been described in Time, National Geographic, The New York Times, Discover, Scientific American, and other media.

• Thematic Table of Contents.Contributors.A Guide to Using the Encyclopedia.Michael Crichton, Foreword.Preface.Dedication.F.E. Novas, Abelisauridae.L.L. Jacobs, African Dinosaurs.G. Erickson, Age Determination.A. Chinsamy, Albany Museum.K. Padian and J.R. Hutchinson, Allosauroidea.P. Dodson, American Dinosaurs.L. Dingus, American Museum of Natural History.K. Carpenter, Ankylosauria.J.M. Parrish, Archosauria.J.R. Hutchinson and K. Padain, Arctometatarsalia.R.E. Molnar, Australasian Dinosaurs.L.M. Chiappe, Aves.The Editors, Avetheropoda.K. Padian, Avialae.H. Osmólska, Barun Goyot Formation.J.L. Sanz, Bastus Nesting Site.The Editors, Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Historical Geology.P. Currie, Bayan Mandahu.H. Osmólska, Bayn Dzak.J.R. Horner, Behavior.A. Chinsamy, Bernard Price Institute for Paleontological Research.J. Le Loeuff, Biogeography.R.M. Alexander, Biomechanics.R. Chapman, Biometrics.C. Trueman, Biomineralization.S.G. Lucas, Biostratigraphy.K. Padian, Bipedality.K. Padian, Bird Origins.B. Breithaupt, Bone Cabin Quarry.P. Currie, Braincase Anatomy.K. Padain and J.R. Hutchinson, Bullatosauria.M. Lockley, Cabo Espichel.J.S. Moratalla and J.L. Sanz, Cameros Basin Megatracksite.C. Coy, Canadian Dinosaurs.K. Carpenter, Cañon City.M. Lockley, Carenque.J.S. McIntosh, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.J.R. Hutchinson and K. Padian, Carnosauria.J. Kirkland, Cedar Mountain Formation.M. Norell, Central Asiatic Expeditions.The Editors, Cerapoda.P. Dodson, Ceratopsia.T. Rowe, R. Tykoski, and J.R. Hutchinson, Ceratosauria.H. Bocherens, Chemical Composition of Dinosaur Fossils.D. Zhiming, Chinese Dinosaurs.J.M. Parrish, Chinle Formation.J.B. Smith, Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.D. Maxwell, Cloverly Formation.J.R. Hutchinson and K. Padian, Coelurosauria.M.J. Ryan and A.P. Russell, Color.B. Breithaupt, Como Bluff.R.E. Chapman and D.B. Weishampel, Computers and Related Technology.J. Wright, Connecticut River Valley.D.B. Weishampel, Constructional Morphology.K. Chin, Coprolites.L.M. Witmer, Craniofacial Air Sinus Systems. E-B. Koppelhus, Cretaceous Period.J.M. Clark, Crocodylia.W.A.S. Sarjeant, Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. B. Britt and K.L. Stadtman, Dalton Wells Quarry.A. Sahni, Deccan Basalt.The Editors, Deinonychosauria.K. Carpenter, Denver Museum of Natural History.C. Coy, Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Egg Historic Site.M.J. Ryan and M.K. Vickaryous, Diet.K. Padian, Dinosauria: Definition.D. Chure, Dinosaur National Monument.A.B. Arcucci, Dinosauromorpha.C. Coy, Dinosaur Provincial Park.M. Lockley, Dinosaur Ridge.Don Lesson, Dinosaur Society.M. Lockley, Dinosaur Valley.M. Lockley, Dinoturbation.P. Dodson, Distribution and Diversity.T. Jerzykiewicz, Djadokhta Formation.P.A. Murry and R.A. Long, Dockum Group.P. Currie, Dromaeosaridae.B. Britt and B.I. Curtice, Dry Mesa Quarry.M.J. Ryan, Dryosauridae.D.A. Eberth, Edmonton Group.J.R. Horner, Egg Mountain.K.E. Mikhailov, Eggs, Eggshells, and Nests.P. Currie, Elmisauridae.The Editors, Enantiornithes.P. Currie, Erenhot Dinosaur Museum.The Editors, Euornithopoda.E. Buffetaut, European Dinosaurs.J.D. Archibald, Evolution.J.D. Archibald, Extinction, Cretaceous.M.J. Benton, Extinction, Triassic.P. Guangzhao, Fabrosauridae.M. Lockley, Fatima.P. Currie, Feathered Dinosaurs.M. Lockley, Footprints and Trackways.Per Christiansen, Forelimbs and Hands.J.I. Kirkland, Fruita Paleontological Area.M.J. Ryan, Fruitland Formation.X-C. Wu, Functional Morphology.L. Claessens, Gastralia.D.D. Gillette, Gastroliths.The Editors, Genasauria.J.M. Parrish, Genetics.C.C. Swisher, Geologic Time.C. Coy, Ghost Ranch.K. Padian, Glen Canyon Group.D.A. Winkler, Glen Rose, Texas.P. Currie, Graduate Studies.D.J. Varricchio, Growth and Embryology.K. Padian, Growth Lines.C.A. Forster, Hadrosauridae.K.R. Johnson, Hell Creek Flora.D.F. Lofgren, Hell Creek Formation.F.E. Novas, Herrerasauridae.J.A. Long and K.J. McNamara, Heterochrony.J.B. Smith, Heterodontosauridae.Per Christiansen, Hind Limbs and Feet.R.E.H. Reid, Histology of Bones and Teeth.W.A.S. Sarjeant, History of Dinosaur Discoveries: Early Discoveries.B. Breithaupt, History of Dinosaur Discoveries: First Golden Period.E. Buffetaut, History of Dinosaur Discoveries: Quiet Times.L. Psihoyos, History of Dinosaur Discoveries: Research Today.B. Breithaupt, Howe Quarry.H-D. Sues, Hypsilophodontidae.C.A. Forster, Iguanodontidae.A. Sahni, Indian Dinosaurs.The Editors, Institute de Paléontologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.D. Zhiming, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Beijing, China.D.A. Russell, Intelligence.R.R. Rogers, Ischigualasto Formation.Y. Azuma and Y. Tamida, Japanese Dinosaurs.D.A. Eberth, Judith River Wedge.D. Lessem and M. Schweitzer, Jurassic Park.P. Dodson, Jurassic Period.H. Haubold, Keuper Formation.M. Lockley, Khodja-Pil-Ata.M.J. Ryan, Kirtland Formation.A. Sahni, Lameta Formation.B. Breithaupt, Lance Formation.S.G. Lucas, Land-Mammal Ages.B.P. Pérez-Moreno and J.L. Sanz, Las Hoyas.V.L. Santucci, Legislation Protecting Dinosaur Fossils.D.B. Weishampel, Life History.M. Lockley, Lommiswil.E. Frey and J. Martin, Long Necks of Sauropods.D. Zhiming, Lufeng.K. Padian, Maniraptora.K. Padian, Maniraptoriformes.The Editors, Marginocephalia.K. Padian, Megalosaurus.M. Lockley, Megatracksites.K. Padian, Mesozoic Era.H-D. Sues, Mesozoic Faunas.J. Basinger, Mesozoic Floras.R. Hernandez-Rivera, Mexican Dinosaurs.J.A. Schiebout, Microvertebrate Sites.M.J. Ryan, Middle Asian Dinosaurs.G.S. Paul, Migration.R. Barsbold, Mongolian Dinosaurs.K. Carpenter, Morrison Formation.J.M. Parrish, Musculature.J. Le Loeuff, Musée des Dinosaures, Espèraza, Aude, France.The Editors, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.D.K. Smith, Museum of Earth Science, Brigham Young University.M. Schweitzer, Museum of the Rockies.D. Chure, Museums and Displays.A. Chinsamy, National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa.P. Davis, Natual History Museum, London.H. Osmólska, Nemegt Formation.P. Dodson, Neoceratopsia.The Editors, Neotetanurae.H-D. Sues, Newark Supergroup.K. Padian, Origin of Dinosaurs.L.B. Tatarinov, Orlov Museum of Paleontology.M.K. Vickaryous and M.J. Ryan, Ornamentation.K. Padian, Ornithischia.K. Padian, Ornithodira.H. Osmólska, Ornithomimosauria.The Editors, Ornithopoda.K. Padian, Ornithosuchia.R. Barsbold, Oviraptorosauria.J.B. Smith, Oxford Clay.H-D. Sues, Pachycephalosauria.H. Haubold, Paleoclimatology.P. Dodson, Paleoecology.J.F. Lerbekmo, Paleomagnetic Correlation.E.A. Buchholtz, Paleoneurology.P.J. Currie, Paleontogical Museum, Ulaan Baatar.P. Davis, Paleontology.D.H. Tanke and B.M. Rothschild, Paleopathology.K. Padian, Pectoral Girdle.D. Rasskin-Gutman, Pelvis, Comparative Anatomy.C. Trueman, Permineralization.J.M. Parrish, Petrified Forest.K. Padian, Phylogenetic System.K. Padian, Phylogeny of Dinosaurs.K. Padian, Physiology.B. Tiffney, Plants and Dinosaurs.E. Hoch, Plate Tectonics.T.H. Rich, R.A. Gangloff, and W.R. Hammer, Polar Dinosaurs.H. Osmólska, Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expeditions.D.F. Glut, Popular Culture, Literature.P. Makovicky, Postcranial Axial Skeleton.B. Britt, Postcranial Pneumaticity.R.E. Molnar, Problems with the Fossil Record.P. Upchurch, Prosauropoda.P. Davis, Pseudofossils.K. Padian, Pseudosuchia.P. Sereno, Psittacosauridae.K. Padian, Pterosauria.K. Padian, Pterosauromopha.M. Lockney, Purgatoire.K. Padian, Quadrupedality.D.A. Eberth, Radiometric Dating.P. Currie, Raptors.S.J. Czerkas, Reconstruction and Restoration.G.S. Paul, Reproductive Behavior and Rates.M.J. Benton, Reptiles.J. Wright, Rocky Hill Dinosaur Park.H-D. Sues, Royal Ontario Museum.B.G. Naylor, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.M. Lockley, Samcheonpo.K. Padian, Saurischia.J.S. McIntosh, Sauropoda.P. Upchurch, Sauropodomorpha.P. Currie, Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project.P. Currie, Sino-Soviet Expeditions.N.J. Mateer, Sino-Swedish Expeditions.E.H. Colbert, Size.R.M. Alexander, Size and Scaling.K. Padian, Skeletal Structures.S.A. Czerkas, Skin.The Editors, Skull, Comparative Anatomy.M.K. Brett-Surman, Smithsonian Institution.H. Haubold, Solnhofen Formation.A. Chinsamy, South African Museum.F.E. Novas, South American Dinosaurs.E. Buffetaut, Southeast Asian Dinosaurs.C. Coy, Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expeditions.J.D. Archibald, Speciation.J.D. Archibald, Species.A. Milner, Spinosauridae and Baryonychidae.The Editors, State Museum for Natural History, Stuttgart, Germany.K. Padian, Staurikosauridae.P. Galton, Stegosauria.X-C. Wu and A.P. Russell, Systematics.A.R. Fiorillo, Taphonomy.P.M. Sander, Teeth and Jaws.G. Maier, Tendaguru.J.R. Hutchinson and K. Padian, Tetanurae.K. Padian, Thecodontia.D.A. Russell, Therizinosauria.P.J. Currie, Theropoda.K. Carpenter, Thyreophora.A.R. Jacobsen, Tooth Marks.G.M. Erickson, Tooth Replacement Patterns.W.L. Abler, Tooth Serrations in Carnivorous Dinosaurs.A.R. Fiorillo and D.B. Weishampel, Tooth Wear.K. Padian, Trace Fossils.J.M. Parrish, Triassic Period.D.J. Varricchio, Troodontidae.J.O. Farlow, Trophic Groups.D.B. Weishampel, Trossingen.R.R. Rogers, Two Medicine Formation.K. Carpenter, Tyrannosauridae.M. Norell, Ukhaa Tolgod.The Editors, University of California Museum of Paleontology.S.D. Sampson and M.J. Ryan, Variation.M.J. Benton, Vertebrata.P. Davis, Vertebrate Paleontology.G.M. Erickson, Von Ebner Incremental Growth Lines.D. Norman, Wealden Group.J.R. Horner, Willow Creek Anticline.M.A. Turner, Yale Peabody Museum.D. Zhiming, Zigong Museum.\Resources.Index.

"Anyone who is truly curious about the reptiles that ruled the world... will find answers to every possible question about them in the definitive Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, compiled by two of the world's foremost dinosaur experts... Every public library and every school in America should own it, for it is the most valuable and up-to-date reference work on the intriguing subject ever published." --David Perlman, Science Editor in the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE"Currie is well known for unearthing the "feathered dinosaur" in China, and Padian has written extensively on the relationship of birds and dinosaurs. Their book features 275 original articles, heavily illustrated with photographs, paintings, drawings, and diagrams, many in color. Given the enduring interest among the general population in dinosaurs, this will prove to be a very popular reference source." --LIBRARY JOURNAL"Although this is definitely an adult reference book, libraries with young dinosaur aficionados should prick up their ears. What most recommends this densely written volume is that it brings readers straight to the facts, fresh from the scientists' mouths, instead of filtering the information through an intermediary writer." --SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"The Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs is quite possibly the most valuable and comprehensive volume ever published on dinosaurs, and it is sure to become the reference work in the field. Edited by two of the world's foremost dinosaur experts, it includes hundreds of contributions from virtually every luminary in the field. The Encyclopedia not only embraces the very latest research, but it also includes copious entries on fossil sites, geological periods and formations, dinosaur discoveries, collections, paleontologists, methodology, and much, much more--all profusely illustrated. No topic in science generates more interest than dinosaurs, and this volume is an absolutely essential addition to any public library, educational institution, or museum. I can't imagine anyone with an interest in dinosaurs--laymen, student, or scientist--not wanting to own this magnificent book." --DOUGLAS PRESTON, Author of Dinosaurs in the Attic and Relic."Here's the 'Who's Who' and 'What's What' about dinosaurs that we've been waiting for. An easy-to-get-around-in definitive compilation of general information about fossils, the theory, the scientists, the history--just about everything you'd like to know about--written by the finest scholars in the field. On top of the superb (and heavily cross-referenced) text, the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs is wonderfully and profusely illustrated. I know I'm going to get a lot of use out of this book, and so would any teacher or parent with a dinosaur-nutty kid. (I think that's all of us....)"--EUGENIE C. SCOTT, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education, El Cerrito, California"You will be amazed as we are with this incredible accomplishment. Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs is a new 875 page volume covering all aspects of diosaurs by the experts that can tackle the subject best. A nice foreword by Michael Crichton is also inside. Articles discuss museums, specific dinosaurs and dinosaur families, famous sites, a history of paleontology, dinosaur color, feathered dinosaurs, Paleopathology, tooth replacement, and so much more. Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs is reference material and fantastic reading that no dino lover can be without." --PREHISTORIC TIMES"Written by well-known paleontologists and organized alphabetically by subject, the signed articles cover kinds of dinosaurs, biology, geology, research, and museums where dinosaurs are on display, including a worldwide list of museums and sites. Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs provides a nice link between popular and scientific dinosaurs studies." --LIBRARY JOURNAL