Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia (Paperback)

Volume 1

Acknowledgments v

Foreword, by Michael K. Brett-Surman, Ph.D. vii

Preface xi



I A Background 1

The Mesozoic Era 6

Dinosaur Origins and Relationships 18

Birds and Dinosaurs 20

Dinosaur Success 22

"Warm-Blooded" versus "Cold-Blooded" Dinosaurs 23

Dinosaur Extinctions 29



II Dinosaurian Systematics 35

Explanations of Higher Taxa of the Dinosauria



III Dinosaurian Genera (A-D) 75



Volume 2

III Dinosaurian Genera (E-R) 382



Volume 3

III Dinosaurian Genera (S-Z) 777

IV Nomina Nuda 995

V Excluded Genera 1003

A List of Abbreviations 1011

Glossary 1015

Bibliography 1023

Index 1059