num_pages: 368
description: What if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a165-million year history on earth and had adapted to all land-based environments from pole to pole? What clues would be left to discern not only their presence but also to learn about their sex lives raising of young social lives combat and who ate who? What would it take for us to know how fast dinosaurs moved whether they lived underground climbed trees or went for a swim?Welcome to the world of ichnology the study of traces and trace fossilssuch as tracks trails burrows nests toothmarks and other vestiges of behaviorand how through these remarkable clues we can explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs. With a unique detective-like approach interpreting the forensic clues of these long-extinct animals that leave a much richer legacy than bones Martin brings the wild world of the Mesozoic to life for the twenty-first century reader.
language: English
title: Dinosaurs Without Bones
publisher: Pegasus Books