num_pages: 354
description: A Main Selection of Scientific American Book Club Remarkably all-encompassing and superbly illustrated . . . a fascinating tome. Huffington Post A visual trove of more than 300 dinosaurs with key anatomy geology history and theory at a glance We live in a golden age of paleontological discoverythe perfect time to dig in to the spectacular world of dinosaurs. From Aardonyx a lumbering beast that formed a link between two- and four-legged dinosaurs to Zuniceratops who boasted a deadly pair of horns DinosaursThe Grand Tour details everything worth knowing about more than 300 dinosaurs. The important discoveries and gory details touch on topics from geology anatomy and evolution to astronomy and even Native American and Chinese myth. Fascinating facts abound: Giganotosaurus was longer two tons heavier and had bigger jaws than T. Rex. The poison-spitting Dilophosaurus from Jurassic Park wasnt actually venomous at all.?? Because of its bizarre single-clawed hands scientists now believe Mononykus was a prehistoric predecessor of the anteater! Illustrations on virtually every page true to the latest findings bring these prehistoric creatures to life in all their razor-sharp long-necked spiny scaly glory.
language: English
title: Dinosaurs—The Grand Tour: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops
publisher: The Experiment