Dinosaur Systematics : Approaches and Perspectives

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Summary: A Book for the Ages
Review: A great technical volume (yeah, you might not want this book if you're buying it for your 5th grader who likes dinosaurs) that deals with dinosaurs as they were: living creatures. Included are papers on sexual dimorphism (differences between sexes), behavior, general morphology, and generally very useful papers. I highly recomend this book to anyone who is in/plans on pursuing paleontology. A great volume that is still cited today.

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Summary: Dinosaur Systematics: Approaches and Perspectives
Review: Dinosaur Systematics: Aproaches and Perspectives edited by Kenneth Carpenter and Philip J. Currie is a book that serves as a handbook for further research into dinosaur systematics and be a valubable addition to the bookshelves of vertebrate paleontologists. This is NOT a childrens book as it is written as abstract form from twenty-three different authors.

The purpose of this volume is to unravel some of the problems surrounding dinosaur systematics and increase our understanding of dinosaurs as a biological species. There is excellent morphological description and taxonomic classifications within the pages of this book.

How scientists look at dinosaur fossils has changed, now, including the flora , climatic and other ecological changes affecting the dinosaurs makes for a better overall picture. But this book has excellent comparative anatomy. There are nine sections within this book and each of those section is further divided into chapters making for a very educational read.

The sections of the book are as follows: Methods, Sauropodomorpha, Theropoda, Ornithopoda, Pachycephalosauria, Ceratopsia, Stegosauria, Ankylosauria, and Footprints. There is a excellent taxonomic idex at the rear of the book.

"Dinosaur Systematics: Approaches and Perspectives gives the reader a very good overview of dinosaur systematics using various examples to explore what species a dinosaur is, hat separates genders in dinosaurs, what morphological changes occur with maturation of a species, and what morophological variations occur within species,

This is a very concise yet conprehensive volume which is appointed heavely with excellent illustrations and is intended for students and professionals in the areas of palenotology, evolutionary biology, geology, and vertebrate zoology.

Rating:
Summary: Dinosaur Systematics: Approaches and Perspectives
Review: Dinosaur Systematics: Aproaches and Perspectives edited by Kenneth Carpenter and Philip J. Currie is a book that serves as a handbook for further research into dinosaur systematics and be a valubable addition to the bookshelves of vertebrate paleontologists. This is NOT a childrens book as it is written as abstract form from twenty-three different authors.

The purpose of this volume is to unravel some of the problems surrounding dinosaur systematics and increase our understanding of dinosaurs as a biological species. There is excellent morphological description and taxonomic classifications within the pages of this book.

How scientists look at dinosaur fossils has changed, now, including the flora , climatic and other ecological changes affecting the dinosaurs makes for a better overall picture. But this book has excellent comparative anatomy. There are nine sections within this book and each of those section is further divided into chapters making for a very educational read.

The sections of the book are as follows: Methods, Sauropodomorpha, Theropoda, Ornithopoda, Pachycephalosauria, Ceratopsia, Stegosauria, Ankylosauria, and Footprints. There is a excellent taxonomic idex at the rear of the book.

"Dinosaur Systematics: Approaches and Perspectives gives the reader a very good overview of dinosaur systematics using various examples to explore what species a dinosaur is, hat separates genders in dinosaurs, what morphological changes occur with maturation of a species, and what morophological variations occur within species,

This is a very concise yet conprehensive volume which is appointed heavely with excellent illustrations and is intended for students and professionals in the areas of palenotology, evolutionary biology, geology, and vertebrate zoology.