Other editions of book Dinosaurus: The Complete Guide to Dinosaurs

An encyclopedic and vividly illustrated reference. Gone but never forgotten -- no other life form has captured our imagination and attention like dinosaurs. Dinosaurus is organized into the major dinosaur families and identifies 500 species -- creature by creature, from the voracious flesh-eaters to the egg-stealers to the vegetarians. What they looked like. What they ate. How they fought, lived, and died. A dramatic full-color illustration of each dinosaur is accompanied by a concise explanation of their traits and habits. At-a-glance Fact Files describe: Latin name, translation, and pronunciation Adult length, weight and height Diet and habitat Global distribution Dinosaurus challenges and discredits popular myths and long-standing legends. For example: the dinosaur known as Brontosaurus never even existed in the first place. Was Tyrannosaurus really the biggest meat-eater of all time? Were flying dinosaurs simply feeble gliders? Could sea dinosaurs out-swim today's fastest fish? Brimming with the latest research, from contemporary digs in North America, Mongolia, Europe and China, Dinosaurus is comprehensive, innovative, and as compelling and exciting as the dinosaurs themselves.

"Magnificent in its breadth and illustration." -- Booklist "A well-illustrated large-format book... A good book for a young person who is curious about dinosaurs." -- Choice No other life-form captures the imagination and attention like dinosaurs. Organized by the major dinosaur families, Dinosaurus identifies 500 species creature by creature, from the voracious flesh-eaters to the egg-stealers to the vegetarians, detailing what they looked like, what they ate and how they fought, lived and died. All this information is dramatically presented and exciting to read, with features such as: At-a-glance fact files Concise explanations of known traits and habits of each dinosaur species Vivid full-color illustrations Latin name, translation and pronunciation Adult length and weight Height specifics and comparison to humans Diet and habitat Global distribution. Dinosaurus also challenges and discredits some long-popular myths and legends. For example, this guide shows that: The dinosaur known as brontosaurus never existed Tyrannosaurus was not the biggest meat-eater of all time Flying dinosaurs were not simply feeble gliders Sea dinosaurs could not out-swim today's fastest fish. Brimming with the research from digs in North America, Mongolia, Europe, China and elsewhere, Dinosaurus is comprehensive, innovative and as compelling and exciting as the dinosaurs themselves.

"Magnificent in its breadth and illustration." -- Booklist "A well-illustrated large-format book... A good book for a young person who is curious about dinosaurs." -- Choice No other life-form captures the imagination and attention like dinosaurs. Organized by the major dinosaur families, Dinosaurus identifies 500 species creature by creature, from the voracious flesh-eaters to the egg-stealers to the vegetarians, detailing what they looked like, what they ate and how they fought, lived and died. All this information is dramatically presented and exciting to read, with features such as: At-a-glance fact files Concise explanations of known traits and habits of each dinosaur species Vivid full-color illustrations Latin name, translation and pronunciation Adult length and weight Height specifics and comparison to humans Diet and habitat Global distribution. Dinosaurus also challenges and discredits some long-popular myths and legends. For example, this guide shows that: The dinosaur known as brontosaurus never existed Tyrannosaurus was not the biggest meat-eater of all time Flying dinosaurs were not simply feeble gliders Sea dinosaurs could not out-swim today's fastest fish. Brimming with the research from digs in North America, Mongolia, Europe, China and elsewhere, Dinosaurus is comprehensive, innovative and as compelling and exciting as the dinosaurs themselves.