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| Superpredator | Mar 26 2014, 04:27 PM Post #1 |
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I've recently become more interested in dinosaurs (specifically carcharadontosaurus) so I was wondering if you guys know any good books or documentaries on dinosaurs.
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| theropod | Mar 30 2014, 04:12 AM Post #16 |
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Lol can I really be the only person on here who has those three books? The Dinosauria is not mostly an illustrated taxonomic reference work, like the Princeton Field guide. It consists of a systematic revision of the whole clade, with detailed descriptions of the anatomy for each group (but it has some short sections on the individual species too), and a generalised section on dinosaur distribution and biology. |
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| Superpredator | Mar 30 2014, 04:17 AM Post #17 |
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Princeton is more recent than Dinosauria right? Right now I'm leaning towards Princeton because it seems like its easier to understand and less complicated. |
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| theropod | Mar 30 2014, 05:01 AM Post #18 |
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As I wrote, it all depends on what you are looking for. The Field Guide is certainly a good book to have. yes, it’s from 2009, the Dinosauria (second edition) is from 2004 |
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| Superpredator | Mar 30 2014, 05:05 AM Post #19 |
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Which one would you pick? |
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| theropod | Mar 30 2014, 06:03 AM Post #20 |
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I’ve got both, but the first I got was The Dinosauria. But it wasn’t really a decision between these two at any time. |
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| Jinfengopteryx | Mar 30 2014, 06:10 AM Post #21 |
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I can very well imagine that blaze has them, too. Anyway, you helped me a lot with picking a birthday present request! Many thanks! |
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| Superpredator | Mar 30 2014, 06:10 AM Post #22 |
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But if you could only keep one, which would you keep? |
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| Jinfengopteryx | Mar 30 2014, 06:11 AM Post #23 |
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I guess he would prefer The Dinosauria, as he is more into serious research. |
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| Superpredator | Mar 30 2014, 06:13 AM Post #24 |
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Maybe, btw Jinfen what is your birthday request (if I may ask )
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| Jinfengopteryx | Mar 30 2014, 06:15 AM Post #25 |
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"The Dinosauria" If you wonder about the requesting, my family doesn't like the surprise stuff so much, so I request something. |
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| Superpredator | Mar 30 2014, 06:27 AM Post #26 |
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My birthday was 10 days ago so I guess I can request these books as a belated present. I'll request The Princeton Field Guide and The Dinosauria since I don't really mind which one I get because they both seem like very good books. Thank you and Theropod for helping me
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| theropod | Mar 30 2014, 07:03 AM Post #27 |
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I’m leaning towards it, but it is difficult to say. I got them all as birthday presents! Nice to see I could be of help! Edited by theropod, Mar 30 2014, 07:07 AM.
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| Jinfengopteryx | Mar 30 2014, 07:42 PM Post #28 |
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Maybe I will buy the others some day as well. But one is enough at first. As it is quite large, I should have enough to read during vacation. |
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| theropod | Apr 2 2014, 10:27 PM Post #29 |
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What I should add is that The Princeton Field guide is particularly interesting from a paleoart-perspective. If you take no strong interest in palaeontography, other books can likely give you more reliable data. |
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| Palaeogirl | Apr 21 2014, 01:02 AM Post #30 |
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These aren't all about dinosaurs, but the books in the Life of the Past series are awesome. They all focus on either a single ecosystem or a single animal and cover just about everything there is to know about them. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0253350875/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/Oceans-Kansas-Natural-History-Interior/dp/0253345472/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1VRDQTSZ752761ESEAXZ http://www.amazon.com/King-Crocodylians-Paleobiology-Deinosuchus-Life/dp/025334087X/ref=pd_sim_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0AZMCERD64ZWR0ZGT80D http://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Dinosaurs-Life-Triassic-Past/dp/0253346525/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1D3S2YTTS9SEKZWJN0CB |
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