{"product_id":"the-evolution-and-extinction-of-the-dinosaurs","title":"The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten for non-specialists  this detailed survey of dinosaur origins  diversity  and extinction is designed as a series of successive essays covering important and timely topics in dinosaur paleobiology  such as \"warm-bloodedness \" birds as living dinosaurs  the new  non-flying feathered dinosaurs  dinosaur functional morphology  and cladistic methods in systematics. Its explicitly phylogenetic approach to the group is that taken by dinosaur specialists. The book is not an edited compilation of the works of many individuals  but a unique  cohesive perspective on Dinosauria. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of new  specially commissioned illustrations by John Sibbick  world-famous illustrator of dinosaurs  the volume includes multi-page drawings as well as sketches and diagrams. First edition Hb (1996): 0-521-44496-9 David E. Fastovsky is Professor of Geosciences at the University of Rhode Island. Fastovsky  the author of numerous scientific publications dealing with Mesozoic vertebrate faunas and their ancient environments  is also scientific co-Editor of Geology. He has undertaken extensive fieldwork studying dinosaurs and their environments in Montana  North Dakota  Arizona  Mexico  and Mongolia. David B. Weishampel is a professor at the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins University  School of Medicine. Weishampel is best known for discovering  researching  and naming several rare European dinosaur species. During the 1980s Weishampel gained fame for his work with American paleontologist Jack Horner and later named the famous plant-eating  egg-laying Orodromeus  Horner. Now  a decade after his pioneering studies with Horner  Weishampel is most widely known for his current work on the Romanian dinosaur fauna. He is the author and co-author of many titles  including The Dinosaur Papers  1676-1906 (Norton  2003); The Dinosauria  (University of California  1990); and Dinosaurs of the East Coast  (Johns Hopkins University Press  1996).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964883922997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521811724","price":81.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521811729.jpg?v=1770483468","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-evolution-and-extinction-of-the-dinosaurs","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}