num_pages: 256
description: Dinosaurs are not what you thought they wereor at least they didnt look like you thought they did. Here world-leading paleontologist Michael J. Benton brings us a new visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs showing how rapid advances in technology and amazing new fossil finds have changed the way we see these extinct beasts forever. Stunning brand-new illustrations by paleoartist Bob Nicholls display the latest and most exciting scientific discoveries in vibrant color. From Sinosauropteryx the first dinosaur to have its color patterns identifieda ginger-and-white striped tail and a bandit maskby Bentons team at the University of Bristol to recent research on the surprising mixed feathers and scales of Kulindadromeus this is one of the first books to include cutting-edge scientific research in paleontology.Each chapter focuses on a particular extinct species featuring a specially commissioned illustration by Bob Nicholls that brings to life the latest scientific breakthroughs with accompanying text exploring how paleontologists have determined new details such as the patterns on skin and the colors of feathers of animals that lived millions of years ago. This visual compendium surprises and challenges everything you thought you knew about what dinosaurs looked like and how they lived.
language: English
title: The Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World
publisher: Thames & Hudson