With its massive head, enormous jaws, and formidable teeth,
Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the young person's favorite creepy
carnivore in the Mesozoic zoo. Nor has T. rex been ignored by the
scientific community, as this new collection amply demonstrates.
Scientists explore such questions as why T. rex had such small
forelimbs; how the dinosaur moved; what bone pathologies tell us
about life in the Cretaceous; and whether T. rex was a predator, a
scavenger, or both. There are reports on newly discovered
skeletons, on variation and sexual dimorphism, and how the big
beasts chewed. The methods used by the contributors to unlock the
mysteries of T. rex range from "old fashioned" stratigraphy to
contemporary computer modeling. Together they yield a wealth of new
information about one of the dinosaur world's most famous
carnivores. An enclosed CD-ROM presents additional photographic and
filmed reconstructions of the mighty beast.
General
Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Life of the Past |
Release date: |
July 2008 |
First published: |
June 2008 |
Editors: |
Peter L Larson
• Kenneth Carpenter
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
456 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-35087-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-253-35087-5 |
Barcode: |
9780253350879 |
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