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Echinoderms (which include such animals as sea stars, crinoids or sea lilies, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers) have left useful fossil record. This volume highlights the modern study of fossil echinoderms.

A wide-ranging volume of analytic and methodological essays on microvertebrate fossils

Discoveries of ancient vertebrates are eroding the traditionally recognized differences between the principal groups of vertebrates and radically changing our understanding of the evolutionary history of the major group of animals to which our species belongs. This book describes this changing scientific landscape.

The meat-eating dinosaurs, or Theropoda, include some of the fiercest predators that ever lived. Organized into three parts, this book explores morphological details that are important for understanding theropod systematics. It also focuses on specific regions of theropod anatomy and biomechanics, and examines theropods as living creatures.

Presents a systematic account of the known fossil salamanders of North America, illustrates and discusses the extinct salamanders, re-diagnosing or redescribing some on the basis of additional information and fossil material.

An up-to-date exploration of vertebrate cave life during the Ice Age

The biography of the largest carnivore that ever lived.

The large quadrupedal herbivores known as sauropods roamed the planet from the Jurassic to the end of the Cretaceous. With the longest necks and tails of all of the dinosaurs, some sauropods were 40 meters in length and weighed upwards of 100,000 kilograms. This book presents 21 studies of the sauropods.

For constructivists, 'nature' and 'reality' are simply what scientists agree to regard as natural or real. Further, the methods and standards of science are mere 'rules of the game' adopted to serve political and social agendas. This book critically examines this view in the light of some major debates about dinosaurs.

Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs.

The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history during this immense span of time nearly every modern group of animals appeared. This book deals with the life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago.

A major stepping stone toward a synthesis of the ecology and evolution of the Late Cretaceous ecosystems of western North America

Highlights the far ranging and vital state of current tyrannosaurid dinosaur research and discovery

Deals with the iconic dinosaur Iguanodon and its world

A vivid introduction to the dinosaurs of Spain

Patagonia has been one of the most attractive places for explorers and paleontologists. This work gathers together our knowledge about the evolution of the region and its reptiles. It demonstrates that Patagonia during the Mesozoic gives a distinct perspective on the evolution of life during a key chapter in the geological history of this region.

The Ornithopods include Iguanodon, one of the first dinosaurs ever discovered and analyzed, and perhaps the best-documented group, the hadrosaurs or 'duckbilled dinosaurs.' The Ceratopsians include Triceratops, known for its distinctive three-horned skull and protective collar. This book collects information on these two groups of animals.

Overs the years, the world was filled with fabulous creatures. There were wooly elephants and rhinos, saber-toothed cats, great wolves and lions, giant tortoises - and in Australia giant lizards. Megalania was one of those. This title tells the story of these amazing lizards and the world in which they lived.

The most thorough and up -to -date survey of dinosaurs available

Over millions of years, Australia's biodiversity has produced a large cabinet of curiosities. Among the weirder members of this group were the Mihirungs, members of the extinct family Dromornithidae. This book is the study of this diverse group.

The story of expeditions into Africa in search of dinosaur bones.