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The tyrannosaur chronicles : the biology of the tyrant dinosaurs / David Hone.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Bloomsbury sigma series ; bk. 13.Publisher: London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Sigma, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781472911254
  • 1472911253
  • 9781472911261
  • 1472911261
Subject(s):
Contents:
Note from the illustrator / Scott Hartman -- The game of the name -- A brief primer on tyrannosaur bony anatomy -- Introduction. Introducing the dinosaurs ; What is a tyrannosaur? ; Tyrannosaur species ; Tyrannosaur relationships ; Tyrants in time and space -- Morphology. Skull ; Body ; Limbs ; Outside ; Physiology ; Changes -- Ecology. Reproduction and growth ; Prey ; Competitors ; Obtaining food ; Behaviour and ecology -- Moving forwards. Tyrannosaurus fact and fiction ; The future ; Conclusions.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 567.9129 H772 Available 33111008433076
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

'Gripping and wonderfully informative' Tom Holland, New Statesman Adored by children and adults alike, Tyrannosaurus is the most famous dinosaur in the world, one that pops up again and again in pop culture, often battling other beasts such as King Kong, Triceratops or velociraptors in Jurassic Park. But despite the hype, Tyrannosaurus and the other tyrannosaurs are fascinating animals in their own right, and are among the best-studied of all dinosaurs.Tyrannosaurs started small, but over the course of 100 million years evolved into the giant carnivorous bone-crushers that continue to inspire awe in palaeontologists, screenplay writers, sci-fi novelists and the general public alike. Tyrannosaurus itself was truly impressive; it topped six tons, was more than 12m (40 feet) long, and had the largest head and most powerful bite of any land animal in history. The Tyrannosaur Chronicles tracks the rise of these dinosaurs, and presents the latest research into their biology, showing off more than just their impressive statistics - tyrannosaurs had feathers and fought and even ate each other. This book presents the science behind this research; it tells the story of the group through their anatomy, ecology and behaviour, exploring how they came to be the dominant terrestrial predators of the Mesozoic and, in more recent times, one of the great icons of biology.

Series numbering from dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-295) and index.

Note from the illustrator / Scott Hartman -- The game of the name -- A brief primer on tyrannosaur bony anatomy -- Introduction. Introducing the dinosaurs ; What is a tyrannosaur? ; Tyrannosaur species ; Tyrannosaur relationships ; Tyrants in time and space -- Morphology. Skull ; Body ; Limbs ; Outside ; Physiology ; Changes -- Ecology. Reproduction and growth ; Prey ; Competitors ; Obtaining food ; Behaviour and ecology -- Moving forwards. Tyrannosaurus fact and fiction ; The future ; Conclusions.

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