Table of Contents
- CHAPTER 1. Defining Dinosaurs
- Classification of Dinosaurs
- Societal Importance of Dinosaurs
- Popular Culture and Science
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 2. Overview of Scientific Methods
- Importance of Scientific Methods
- Observational Methods: The Beginning of Questions
- Ethics and Dinosaur Studies
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 3. History of Dinosaur Studies
- Dinosaur Studies before the “Renaissance”
- Dinosaur Studies of the Recent Past: Beginnings of a Renaissance and a New
- Legacy
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 4. Paleontology and Geology as Sciences
- Basic Principles of Geology
- Recovery and Preparation of Dinosaur Fossils: How They Are Collected
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 5. Dinosaur Anatomy and Classification
- Dinosaur Anatomy Related to Classification: Old and New
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 6. Introduction to Dinosaur Evolution
- Basic Concepts in Evolutionary Theory
- Evolutionary Origin of Dinosaurs
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 7. Dinosaur Taphonomy
- Postmortem Processes: Pre-burial
- Postmortem Processes: Accumulation, Burial, and Post-burial
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 8. Dinosaur Physiology
- Dinosaur Reproduction: Sex and Eggs
- Dinosaur Growth and Thermoregulation
- Dinosaur Feeding
- Dinosaur Thermoregulation: Other Considerations
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 9. Theropoda
- Clades and Species of Theropoda
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Theropoda
- Theropods as Living Animals
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 10. Sauropodomorpha
- Clades and Species of Sauropodomorpha
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Sauropodomorpha
- Sauropodomorphs as Living Animals
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 11. Ornithopoda
- Clades and Species of Ornithopoda
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Ornithopoda
- Ornithopods as Living Animals
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 12. Thyreophora
- Clades and Species of Thyreophora
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Thyreophora
- Thyreophorans as Living Animals
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 13. Marginocephalia
- Clades and Species of Marginocephalia
- Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Marginocephalia
- Marginocephalians as Living Animals
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 14. Dinosaur Ichnology
- Dinosaur Tracks
- Paleoecological Information Gained from Dinosaur Tracks
- Dinosaur Nests
- Dinosaur Toothmarks
- Dinosaur Gastroliths
- Dinosaur Coprolites
- Miscellaneous Dinosaur Trace Fossils
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 15. Birds as Modern Dinosaurs
- Aves, Archaeopteryx, and Bird Lineages
- Birds as Living Animals
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- CHAPTER 16. Dinosaur Extinctions
- Definitions and Causes of Mass Extinctions
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography