The Armored Dinosaurs (Life of the Past)

Armored dinosaurs were some of the earliest dinosaurs named, including the ankylosaur Hylaeosaurus in 1833 and Stegosaurus in 1877. But these armored dinosaurs, or thyreophorans, have been the least studied group because they lack the visceral appeal of Tyrannosaurus and the fossil abundance of ceratopsians and hadrosaurs. The incredible diversity of armored dinosaurs has only recently been appreciated: the discovery of new stegosaurs in the Jurassic of China and the United States, and of new ankylosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of North America have led to renewed interest in thyreophorans. The Armored Dinosaurs brings together the latest studies by an international group of dinosaur paleontologists and provides descriptions of the original specimens of Hyaleosaurus and Stegosaurus, names new thyreophorans, and redescribes historically important specimens from Europe. The contributors are Paul M. Barrett, John Bird, William T. Blows, Don Burge, Kenneth Carpenter, H. Trevor Clifford, Karen Cloward, Margery C. Coombs, Rodolfo A. Corio, Philip J. Currie, Tracy L. Ford, Peter M. Galton, Robert W. Gaston, James I. Kirkland, Martin G. Lockley, Richard T. McCrea, Lorrie A. McWhinney, Christian A. Meyer, Clifford A. Miles, Ralph E. Molnar, David B. Norman, Paul Penkalski, Xabier Pereda Suberbiola, Bruce M. Rothschild, A. P. Russell, N. Rybczynski, Leonardo Salgado, Jennifer Schellenbach, and M. K. Vickaryous.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253339642
• ISBN13: 9780253339645
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 3.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.5" x 7.5"

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The Armored Dinosaurs (Life of the Past)

The Armored Dinosaurs (Life of the Past) edited by Kenneth Carpenter is a wonderfully scholarly book with twenty-nine contributors all of whom have made some brilliant comparative anatomy among the different armored dinosaurs.First of all, this is a book that was written for the very serious dinosaur person... one whom would make this a career. This is NOT a childrens book. The writing is in the form of abstracts, of which there are twenty-one.What I found very interesting is the comparative anatomy between different armored dinosars how they varied and how are they the same. With the skulls, vertebra, and the armor plates including the boney spikes. Also, the teeth are compared... how they wear, how they are found within the jaw and how were they used.If you are looking for a very good and well-written book that goes into great detail about armored dinosaurs, this is the book you'll want for your library. The book is hansomly illustrated with line drawings and photographs making for a richly appointed work.This book is a fascinating read that makes your imagination work overtime as you see how those who know what they are looking for tell you why's and how's the armor was used.Fascinating and very enlightening