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From renowned pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart comes an awe-inspiring tribute to the world's most beloved extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign on our planet.
Open this book and a massive T. REX springs out, flashing a startling jawful of jagged teeth. Turn the next spread and a ravishing raptor unfurls and appears to fly off the edge of the page. Inside the amazing ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS are "shield bearers" in full-body armor, creatures with frilly headgear, and weighty, long-necked giants. There are even amusing tidbits on the history of paleontology itself — like a pop-up version of a Victorian New Year's dinner in the belly of a dinosaur model, or a pair of scientists locked in a literal tug-of-war over bones.
Full of fascinating facts and lighthearted good humor, this breathtaking book includes fascinating, up-to-the-minute information about popular dinosaurs as well as many lesser-known varieties. With each of six spreads featuring one spectacular, large pop-up as well as booklets of smaller pop-ups and text, ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS is a magnificent display of paper engineering and creativity — an astonishing book that will be read, admired, and treasured forever.
Customer Reviews:
Awesome, fun and educational!.......2007-10-10
Bought this on a whim for my 4 1/2 year old son. He loves it! There are so many pop-up dinousaurs. The verbiage is a little too scientific for his age group, but he loves hearing it anyhow. We like to read the section on meat-eaters over and over again. It's fun to look at, and is very educational. I learned a thing or two about dinosaurs myself.
so cool.......2007-10-10
I still can't get over that I got this awesome book for only 6 dollars. It was so worth it!
Domosaur PopUp Book.......2007-09-29
This book was absolutely amazing. The detail of each and every dinosaur was just phenomenal. I purchased several for Christmas presents. My 5yo grandson is soo crazy for anything dinosaur. I know it will make a big impression on him if no one else. Recommend child shoukld use this book with some adult supervision due to the intricate popups. The price was good too.
Really cool book.......2007-09-26
My six year old loves this book. She keeps it on a special shelf so it does not get "messed-up". The pop ups are really detailed and this book has alot of information. It is not all about the art work. This is a really cool book for dino lovers.
Fantastic Dinosaur Book.......2007-09-23
This is an incredible book. The pop-ups are beautiful and intricate and the text informative. I can't wait to give it to my son for his 6th birthday. The only draw back I see is if my 1 year old gets his hands on it.
Book Description
Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water! The second astonishing ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA book from Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart is about to pop up everywhere.
While dinosaurs patrolled the lands, massive prehistoric sharks, giant scorpions, and colossal squid cruised the ancient oceans - most with just one thing in mind: eat or be eaten. In this companion volume to the best-selling ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS, pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart explore the prehistoric underwater world, where monsters like megalodon ruled the waves.
Full of captivating facts and more than 35 breathtaking pop-ups, this incredible volume is sure to astonish and amaze everyone from budding marine biologists to confirmed landlubbers. After all, if prehistoric coelacanths and crocodiles are still around, what else might be lurking in today's largely unexplored oceans?
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and other Sea Monsters.......2007-10-03
Absolutely gorgeous and intriguing pop-ups. Good information about the sharks and sea monsters. I love all things by Robert Sabuda. Good for kids 4 and older.
Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters.......2007-08-25
This is an awesome pop up book! I bought it for my 3 year old's B-Day. He loves looking at the book while I read to him about the prehistoric Mega-Beasts. I actually have learned a lot myself from this book. Although you would normally think this book is for boys. My six year old daughter also enjoys me reading these books to her. They are fun and very educational. I am a high school teacher and I really think this pop up book would be very valuable to any science classroom. I liked this book so much I also purchased the other two in the set!
Excellent pop up book, reading is complicated.......2007-08-16
Cool book. Reading is over the age category of my daughters, but they simply enjoy the pop ups.
Absolutely amazing!!!.......2007-08-13
This book is unbelievable! The attention to detail is fantastic. Absolute value for money and a must for any child who is as taken with sharks dinosaurs as my son is.
Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters.......2007-08-12
Robert Sabuda always does a fantastic job and this is just another example of an exciting, educational pop-up book.
Average customer rating:
- Congratulations - Excellent
- Great Book
- Questions about dinosaurs that go deeper than the surface?
- This definitely belongs on the shelf of any dino-lover.
- Nice work!
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Book Description
This book is the most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs and dinosaur science. In addition to entries on specific animals such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Velociraptor, the
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs covers reproduction, behavior, physiology, and extinction. The book is generously illustrated with many detailed drawings and photographs, and includes color pictures and illustrations that feature interpretations of the best known and most important animals. All alphabetical entries are cross-referenced internally, as well as at the end of each entry. The
Encyclopedia includes up-to-date references that encourage the reader to investigate personal interests.
Key Features
* The most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs
* Includes many detailed drawings, photographs and illustrations in both color and black-and-white
* Contains comprehensively cross-referenced alphabetical entries with internal references, as well as references at the conclusion of each entry
* Provides in-depth references, allowing readers to pursue independent interests
* Includes sixteen plates and 35 color illustrations
Customer Reviews:
Congratulations - Excellent.......2007-02-08
Thanks for your product - it's too much good!
It's satisfy my better expectatives...
Have a good day...
Great Book.......2002-04-13
This is a great book, considering how huge it is. Being written in 1998, this book has all the current knowledge. There's more info on the actual era and the technical asspects of dinosaurs than the actual dinosaurs. Despite the price, this book is worth it.
Questions about dinosaurs that go deeper than the surface?.......2001-04-15
If so, then this is the book for you! The Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs is a wonderful, up-to-date book that covers most, if not all, topics concerned with dinosaurs. Well put-together, beautifully illustrated, and written by today's top paleontologists, the Encyclopedia is well worth the price. Although it doesn't get too technical, this book is not for the uninformed. A must have for any serious dino-enthusiast - believe me, it will answer your questions, and lead you to ask more! 5 stars may not be enough for this one! (Plus it's massive enough to knock some sense into the not-so-dino-loving loved one or associate in your life!)
This definitely belongs on the shelf of any dino-lover........1999-01-24
When I first received this book for Christmas, I was shocked! The book was the size and weight of a telephone book! It's packed with skeletal drawings, cladograms, paintings... You name it, it's in the text.
Nice work!.......1998-10-11
This is really a good book, with much nice information and artwork (although more art plates may have been a good idea). The numerous articles are written by specialists and that makes the book more up-to-date and interesting than many others. However, articles are very short, so that people will quickly become interested to get more informations. This is possible with references given at the end of each entry.
However, I think this book is a bit too technical for the basal concepts it describes; the style *The Complete Dinosaur* is, I think, more approprite.
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Lions and tigers and bears. . . . Stand back for a beast of a pop-up!
Within these dynamic pages lurk fearsome saber-toothed cats, bears taller than basketball hoops, and everyone’s favorite Ice Age giant — the woolly mammoth. Prehistoric Yeti-like mammals, now-extinct birds, and giant flying lizards all come alive in a showcase featuring more than thirty-five astonishing pop-ups. In this third and final volume of the best-selling Encyclopedia Prehistorica series, 3-D masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart tackle the titans of the ancient world, awing us with a humbling close-up look at some startling mega-beasts that preceded us on planet Earth.
Customer Reviews:
My cousins wish it was a toy!.......2007-09-17
This is a great book to teach kids about biology, evolution and nature in general.
Some (if not all) of the fold out creatures are amazing feats of ingenuity ;the mammoth with its long trunk never ceases to capture my cousins attentions (aged 3 and 6). The only problem I have is that they think the book is a toy and they want to touch the animals. I highly recommend these series for all that like to tell stories and teach young kids about the world we live in....and anybody else that like colourful graphics and amazing craftsmanship.
Really great book!.......2007-09-06
I bought my 5 year old all three of the books in this series and he loves them! The pop ups are so complex, yet they stand up every time. There are 5 or 6 pop ups on each page, so the book is chock full of fun for my son.
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Mega-Beasts .......2007-08-25
This is an awesome pop up book! I bought it for my 3 year old's B-Day. He loves looking at the book while I read to him about the prehistoric Mega-Beasts. I actually have learned a lot myself from this book. Although you would normally think this book is for boys. My six year old daughter also enjoys me reading these books to her. They are fun and very educational. I am a high school teacher and I really think this pop up book would be very valuable to any science classroom. I liked this book so much I also purchased the other two in the set!
So unbelievably cool!.......2007-08-18
Holy cow this is the most amazing pop-up book I've ever seen! I cannot wait until my son is old enough to enjoy this book. It's absolutely filled with fantastic pop-ups PLUS great information to boot.
Just thinking about it makes me smile. :D Definitely buy this book, you'll love it!
Rivetting.......2007-08-10
Initially I bought this book for my thre children - 7yrs, 5yrs and 2yrs. They made wonderful appreciateve noises when the parcel was opened. I then decided to show it to my Year 3 (8 yr olds). Although they weren't allowed to touch it the class was fascinated. The pop ups were magical and we continued to find more information and more pop ups where ever we looked. Fantastic
Book Description
An unmatched reference work distinguished by its erudition and beauty, The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures is an illustrated who's who of prehistoric life, a Baedeker of more than 500 million years of evolution on Earth.
With entries for more than 600 species, each arranged in its evolutionary sequence, the book presents a panorama of enormous diversity, from predatory dinosaurs to primitive amphibians, from giant armored fish to woolly mammoths, saber-tooth tigers and dire wolves. Each entry features a specially commissioned full-color painting prepared according to the best research of today in close collaboration with world-renowned paleontologists. The records of the rocks -- fossil bones, teeth, skin, hair and even footprints and nests -- have been combined with knowledge of the anatomy and behavior of present-day descendants to arrive at informed judgments about posture, color and other aspects of appearance.
Lively and informative "biographies" of the creatures accompany these remarkable illustrations: how they moved, what they ate, where they ranged and the habitats and ecological niches they occupied. Comparisons are made wherever possible with familiar living animals, highlighting both the contrasts and similarities. Also included are articles on subjects such as the time scale of evolution, fossil formation and interpretation and convergent evolution.
Truly a magnificent sourcebook, The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures is both a triumph of scholarship and a work of art. It will stand as the best and most accurate presentation of the prehistoric animal world available.
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An engrossing and informative volume for laymen or experts.......2005-02-09
This volume is the best one I've found on prehistoric creatures. Having always been fascinated by them, I wanted as an adult to find something to broaden the base I'd built as a kid obsessed with Tyrannosaurus and trilobites. Though I'm far from a paleontologist or even a biologist (my own training is in anthropology and linguistics) I find this book a pleasure to browse and consult.
Beginning with the earliest worm-like organisms and evolving through the early fish, amphibians and armored sea creatures, the book continues on up through dinosaurs, Pleistocene megafauna and finally simians and hominids. The desciptions are brief but seem informative, but it is the quality of the artwork that I value most. I never tire of looking at the colorful depictions of the denizens of Devonian swamps, Ordovician seas and Jurassic forests.
So, while I cannot pretend to be an authority, and though I certainly must defer some credibility and ask that you look at my review in conjunction with those of my fellow critics who disagree, I offer my personal recommendation on this book to any person interested in prehistoric life and what it must have been like.
Engaging at first, but then the flaws ..........2000-07-04
This book looked great at first, but then, on closer inspection, the drawings are second-rate, the information is thin, and the inaccuracies mount. Yet, there are no real alternatives that seek to comprehensively catalogue ancient life. I'd still buy it, but my enthusiasm has waned.
On the second thought..........2000-02-24
Several months after acquiring the book I leaf through it and wonder how I could have given it such a high rating as I did. It has flaws throughout!
- The book appears to have a drastic shortage of species to list - it is only half as thick as Simon and Schuster's Encyclopedia of Animals - despite the fact that on numerous occasions they list but one or two species from a thirty-species family;
- The art is severely degraded from the above mentioned encyclopedia of animals. While I can see the puzzlement concerning the colors of the creatures' hides, there is no excuse for the the sloppy drawings of several of the animals! If you make a conjecture, please, be sure to follow through! On several of the animals the hair cover fails to obey the laws of physics, and most of the amphibians look like a horrid joke.
- The information is sketchy at best - on numerous occasions special biological mechanisms are mentioned (like a new jaw bone arrangement for the fishes, and the skull structures of the early land animals), yet are never explained in function. Almost all species are captioned with the basics like weight and dimensions followed with senseless filler.
- The between-section class summarizations and the cladistic graphs are also very, very basic. While I understand that the book was not intended for specialists, even the basic layman will find the charts a bit "dumbed down".
This book is flashy and artful, but lacking, lacking a great lot.
An incredible work.......1999-12-28
I have always longed for such a book. Probably it's a grave mistake on my part to make that the firt sentense of a review, but still. I daresay, anyone who has ever been in the very least intereste in paleontology has always longed for this sort of tome. The authors have satisfied both our love of visuals ( pictures are abundant - they accompiny every entry, in full blazing color by very trustworthy artists, generally sure to catch anyone's eye) and our love of the unknown ( this is the first non-specialist book that I have seen that goes beyond the everyday banal creatures like the pachycephalosaurus and the pterosaurids). This book is sheer pleasure while doing any sort of research, even for the specialists who need solid information. Perhaps there isn't quite enough data with every entry ( due to page limits), but the information that is included is accurate and up-to-date. This is a very good book.
Fascinating pictures and fascinating text !.......1999-11-10
I have been looked for such a book for a long time, and now I have it. Reading this book is delightful, as it gives you plenty of informations about prehistoric animals in a very attractive manner. You have very nice pictures of all animals, with a short explanation giving all essential data about them (size, anatomic singularities, food habits, ...). In addition, extremely interesting introducing sections give you a vision of each branch of animals, together with explanations on the evolutionary process concerning them.
This very up-to-date pictorial guide to now disappeared animals is a treasure for anybody interested in evolution and diversification of life. It gives you enough matter to become a specialist in this domain ! If you want to have one book on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, make it be this one.
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An Amazon.com exclusive and a must-have from renowned pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart!
This awe-inspiring pop-up collection gives tribute to the world's most beloved prehistoric animals and their 180-million-year reign on our planet.
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* Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs The Definitive Pop-Up - Venture into a world of massive T. Rexes and flying vultures. With over 35 pop-ups, each of the six spreads features one spectacular, large pop-up as well as booklets of smaller pop-ups and text.
* Encyclopedia Prehistorica Sharks and Other Sea Monsters: The Definitive Pop-Up - While dinosaurs patrolled the lands, massive prehistoric sharks, giant scorpions, and colossal squid cruised the ancient oceans - most with just one thing in mind: eat or be eaten.
A great Christmas gift for pop-up fans, budding marine biologists and oceanographers, collectors and wide-eyed young ones alike!
Customer Reviews:
Great books for kids.......2007-07-19
All the Sabuda books are wonderful -- kids going through their dinosaur and sea monster phases will really love these. The way the dinosaur head pops out is terrific.
If you love Robert Sabuda you'll love this! The best pop up books ever!.......2007-06-10
It's two great Sabuda books!!! The pop ups are beautifully and masterfully done!!! There are tons of dinosaurs and flaps with more little dinosaurs/sharks. It has great information too! Well done!
Awesome Books.......2007-05-31
They were on sale for $11.20, can't beat that price. The popups are awesome, highly recommended as gifts
awesome pop-ups!.......2007-05-26
not only are the pop-ups jaw-dropping, the books are very educational. everything a child would want to know about prehistoric creatures is here. my son loves, loves, loves these books. this set is also a great deal; cheaper than buying the books separately.
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From water "woodlice" as big as a platter to Diplocaulus with boomerang-shaped heads, from the colossal titanosaur to Neanderthal "cave people," the world of prehistoric animals is mind-boggling. Budding young paleontologists will find everything they need to know to begin their studies with Dorling Kindersley's impressive Dinosaur Encyclopedia and Dinosaur Hunter CD-ROM. Divided into four sections--Fish and Invertebrates, Amphibians and Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Birds, and Mammals and Their Ancestors--the thick volume describes just what kinds of critters have walked, swum, slithered, and flown the earth. Breathtaking photographs, realistic models, and full-page reconstructions of prehistoric environments allow the reader to enter the mysterious landscapes of these ancient behemoths, while comprehensive and easy-to-use text explores how animals evolved, how scientists find and use fossils, and when, where, and how various creatures lived and died. A timeline bar enables readers to determine the geological era in which a given animal lived, fact boxes provide a quick profile of the main creature featured in each animal entry, and a large reference section provides a fossil timeline, paleontological processes, biographies of leading scientists, and tips for the amateur fossil hunter. Wow! All this, and fun to read, too! (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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A comprehensive new reference book that gives fascinating insight into the world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts. Researched and compiled by a team of experts in dinosaurs and other prehistoric life, DK's Dinosaur Encyclopedia answers thousands of intriguing questions about the dangerous world of dinosaurs. It presents an amazing variety of creatures, including early flying reptiles, the first fist, and the ape-like animals that set the scene for the evolution of the first humans. See the ferocious T-rex battle a gentle therizinosaur, or witness a giant, ground-dwelling bird chasing an early horse -- frighteningly realistic models and exceptional photography transport you straight into this ancient and terrifying world. Magnificent full-page reconstructions of prehistoric environments show these fascinating creatures in their natural habitats, from the Silurian seas to the grasslands of Pliocene America. This superb encyclopedia is divided into sections according to cladistics, making it easy to understand how different groups of animals evolved from common ancestors. A useful introduction provides an overview to understand fossils and evolution, followed by extensive sections covering different groups of prehistoric animals. Easy-to-use timeline bars on each page allow quick identification of the time period featured. At-a-glance scale indicators and fact boxes combine to provide the essentials on the prehistoric world. In addition, there is a comprehensive reference section providing a survey of the geological timescale, a biography section covering leading paleontologists, and an accessible glossary and index, making this a truly remarkable and compelling guide to all things prehistoric.
Customer Reviews:
Congratulations - Excellent.......2007-02-08
Thanks for your product - it's too much good!
It's satisfy my better expectatives...
Have a nice day...
wrong name for an excellent book.......2005-10-21
I originally bought this book for my grand children who love dinosaurs,and ended up keeping it.This book is not just about dinosaurs but it is about the evolution of life from the beginning.As usual Dorling Kindersley produced an excellent book superbly illustrated.I highly recommend it for people of any age.It is now part of my library.
Fantastic!!!.......2005-09-12
My four year old loves dinosaurs! This book along with the other books I have purchased have been a great help with him and they are very informative. Some of the best books I have read on dinosaurs. The pictures really help with distinguishing the difference between some of the species. Highly recommended for anyone of any age!
Beyond bedtime stories.......2005-07-21
My boys, ages 7 and 5, LOVE this book!! We've worn out the first copy, and have to buy another. The boys were just not satisfied with cutesy bedtime stories, they want to know details about animals, and the dinosaur age fascinates them. So we got this book, and they just soak in all that the pages have to offer. This really jumpstarted their interest in nonfiction and our collection (and their knowledge) grows by leaps and bounds daily.
in the words of evan my 7 yr old.......2003-03-20
"BRILLIANT"......
EVERY THING ABOUT THIS HE LOVED...
DETAIL,PICTURES,INFORMATION..
I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY 7YR OLD. REALLY A VERY GOOD BOOK
FOR ANY CHILD INTERESTED IN DINOSAURS
Book Description
From the first microscope sea creatures to the Tasmanian wolf, this book traces all of extinct life. Each chapter covers the animals themselves, the processes that brought them to extinction, and the modern scientific discoveries that reveal their lost words.
Customer Reviews:
Smarter than the average dinosaur book!.......2003-02-27
My first-grader brought this home from the school library and we both loved it. It's well organized, clearly written, and tells you stuff that's not in every dinosaur book you already own. And the illustrations are spectacular. A real find for fans of dinosaurs and other mysterious creatures.
Exhaustive Research.......1999-07-11
As a writer acquainted with the grueling research that went into the production of this book, I can tell you, Don Lessem has laid out a remarkable overview of prehistoria in DINOSAURS TO DODOS. As a fellow writer and dinosaur enthusiast, I wish him great success with the project. It's a must for any elementary school library.
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- Good for it's time, but others are better
- Cool reference book on every dinosaur discovered so far.
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The president and founder of The Dinosaur Society teams up with the author of The Complete Dinosaur Dictionary to offer the ultimate guide for students, kids, parents, and dinosaur enthusiasts of every stripe. More than 600 species are described, along with information about appearance and behavior. 400 drawings.
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Good for it's time, but others are better.......2005-01-17
I got this book at a garage sale. Original cost was $25 which in 1993 would have made this a good value, although the release of "Jurassic Park" that same year would have exposed you to some dinosaurs for less money.
The reviewer below noticed the lack of illustrations, including my personal favorite, Ankylosaurus. The book contains many of the different types of dinosaurs and the descriptions are well researched for what was known then. In recent years, and even through the "Jurassic Park" movies, we see that new information is being uncovered, making this book ... extinct.
If you find this at a garage sale, and you really want to see all the different types of dinosaurs that some books would just ignore, then get it. There are more varieties than you'd ever known to exist (over 600). The author Donald F. Glut probably has something newer available (for a price) if you want to keep up to date.
At least it is current enough to let you know that the Brontosaurus was incorrectly named and should be called the Apatosaurus. Personally, I learned more about many different species just from playing "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis" interactive game © 2003 Universal Interactive, Inc.
Cool reference book on every dinosaur discovered so far........1997-05-07
Combined forces of the two famous dinosaur experts Donald F. Glut and Don Lessem, resulted with the detailed listing and description of all dinosaur genera and species known at the time of the publishing (1994). The encyclopedia contains 400 original illustrations of fossils, skeleton reconstructions and life retorations. It is a pitty thourg, that all the dinosaur described in the book were not accompanied with their illustrations. Nevertheless, it is a great reference book and recommended for all ages
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs.......2004-09-28
"The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs" written by Dr. Peter Wellnhofer is what is said in the title... an encyclopedia of Pterosaurs. Anything you wish to know about the Pterosaurs is in this book, if it is known. This book is excellent in comparative anatomy and has wonderful detailed and indepth illustrations, pictures and artwork to make the point.
I found this book to be very interesting and it opened my eyes to the varied and different species that were the Pterosours. Some with long tails, while others had hands attached to their wings. Without fossil finds and without paleontology, the study of life in the Earth's past, we would have no knowledge of this large, interesting, and indeed fascinating group of animals which became extinct, along with other saurians, at the end of the Cretaceous 65 million years ago. This means that no human being has ever seen a live Pterosaur, of which the largest had a wing-span of about 39 feet. We can only form an impression of them by scientific analysis of their fossil remains, bones and skeletal imprints of their skin and possibly tracks that they left behind of soft ground and by making comparisons with other flying vertebrates that we can study more closely, like birds and bats.
This book is very detailed and I wouldn't recommend it for a child unless they are exceptional, as this book imparts a very detailed knowledge into the life, habit, and habitat of Pterosaurs. In doing this it quickly becomes clear that Pterosaurs were different in many respects, Pterosaurs also occupy a special position vis-a-vis reptiles as we know them today, like snakes, lizards, tortoises, crocodiles and the tuatara. This book brings the Pterosaurs back to life in the mind's eye for no other reason this is an excellent text.
It is well-written with plenty of illustrations to example the points made in the text, giving the reader a through fixation to the points being made in the book. But that does not make them any less fascinating; indeed it leaves room for the imagination to play its part in forming an opinion of how these animals functioned. The contents of this book are as follows:
The History of Fosssil Finds
What are Pterosaurs?
Pterosaurs of the Triassic
Pterosaurs of the Jurassic
Pterosaurs of the Cretaceous
Life Style
Extinction of the Pterosaurs
Pterosaur Reconstructions
Other Flying Vertebrates
Systematics and Museums
Glossary
Index
At the time of the publication of "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs" Dr. Peter Wellnhofer has devoted twenty-five years in the study of Pterosaurs. The attention to detail shows in this published work. "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs" is an excellent reference book for those interested in dinosaurs and especially the pterosaurs. This is a solid 5 star book and there is no doubt about it, an excellent reference to your library.
Beautifully illustrated, indepth and thorough examination.......1998-01-28
This is not a "kid's book," although I would not hesitate to give it to any child seriously interested in Mesozoic life. The illustrations--beautiful color paintings and detailed charcoal sketches--are superb, top-of-the-line examples of reconstruction. The text is an exhaustive survey of the history of pterosaur finds, the taxonomy of pterosaurs, and an up-to-date review of their evolution, biomechanics and ecology. The painstaking descriptions of representative fossils some may find tedious (like I said, NOT a "children's book"), but I found it refreshing to read a mass-market, beautifully rendered reference that wasn't afraid to expose the general reader to the details of paleontology. In this, it is one of a kind, really, the "Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs," from the same publisher, coming close. Now, Mr. Publisher, how about a third volume covering the marine "reptiles" of the Mesozoic? I would purchase it in a heartbeat.
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