num_pages: 482
description: This study of dinosaur habits covers how they ate, reproduced &amp; moved. Bakker's illustrations are based on 1st-hand studies of dinosaur exhibits in museums throughout the world. This book supports the view that dinosaurs were warm-blooded, intelligent &amp; agile creatures bearing little resemblance to existing reptiles. More than 12 years ago, Bakker provoked a controversy on this subject, opposing the widely held belief that dinosaurs were cold-blooded, lumbering &amp; of low intelligence.Preface1 The conquering cold-bloods: a conundrum: Brontosaurus in the Great Hall at Yale; Wyoming reverie: meditation on the geological text; Mesozoic class warfare: cold-bloods versus the fabulous furballs; Dinosaurs score where Komodo dragons fail2 The habitat of the dinosaurs: The case of the brontosaurus: finding the body; Gizzard stones &amp; brontosaur menus; The case of the duckbill's hand; Dinosaurs at table; When dinosaurs invented flowers3 Defense, locomotion &amp; the case for warm-blooded dinosaurs: The Teutonic diplodocus: a lesson in gait &amp; carriage; Mesozoic arms race; Defense without armor; Dinosaurs take to the air; Archaeopteryx paternity suit: the dinosaur-bird connection4 The warm-blooded metronome of evolution: Sex &amp; intimidation: the body language of dinosaurs; The warm-blooded tempo of the dinosaurs' growth; Strong hearts, stout lungs &amp; big brains; Eaters &amp; eaten as the test of warm-bloodedness5 Dynastic frailty &amp; the pulses of animal history: Punctuated equilibrium: the evolutionary timekeeper; The Kazanian revolution: setting the stage for the Dinosauria; The twilight of the dinosaurs; Dinosaurs have classNotes &amp; ReferencesIndexA Note About the Author
language: English
title: The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction
titlecomplete: The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction
genres: Palaeontology, Animals, Nature, Dinosaurs, Biology, Natural History, Science, Nonfiction, Evolution, History
ratings_count: 2185
publisher: William Morrow & Company (NY)