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