"Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week and not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate palaeontology, with a special focus on exciting new finds from China. A key aim is to explain the science. Gone are the days of guesswork. Young researchers use impressive new numerical and imaging methods to explore the tree of life, macroevolution, global chang ..."
Dinosaurs Rediscovered(1st Edition) The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology by Professor MichaelJ. Benton Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2020 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29553-3, ISBN: 0-500-29553-0
"Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previously predicted. We can now work out the color of dinosaurs, the force of their bite, their top speeds, and even how they cared for their young.Remarkable new fossil discoveries―giant sauropod dinosaur skeletons in Patagonia, dinosaurs with fe ..."
"What we know and what we predict about the nature of life and the future of life on Earth.Every day we read about or experience massive changes in the environment and the natural world. But what do we really know about the functioning of Earth and of life? What do we still have to learn?Here, over sixty of the world's most eminent scientists--from the United States and the UK to India and Australia, from France and Germany to Italy and ..."
Extinctions How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves by MichaelJ. Benton Hardcover, Published 2023 by Thames And Hudson Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-500-02546-8, ISBN: 0-500-02546-0
"A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth."
Dinosaurs New Visions of a Lost World (Hardback) by MichaelJ. Benton, Bob Nicholls Hardcover, Published 2021 by Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-0-500-05219-8, ISBN: 0-500-05219-0
"This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics. All the well-known fossil groups are included, including microfossils an ..."
"The history of life is illustrated by fossils which give crucial information on the plants and animals of the past. Fossil Record 2 is a compilation of this mass of data. All families of protists, plants and animals and their ranges in geological time are documented, with full details of first and last species for each family."
"Explores the world of the sauropodomorph group of dinosaurs, which includes Plateosaurus, Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, and Brachiosaurus."
Dinosaurs Rediscovered(1st Edition) The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology by MichaelJ. Benton Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2019 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-05200-6, ISBN: 0-500-05200-X
"In this fascinating and accessible overview, renowned paleontologist Michael J. Benton reveals how our understanding of dinosaurs is being transformed by recent fossil finds and new technology.Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previously predicted. We can now work out the color of ..."
"This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics. All the well–known fossil groups are included, including microfossils ..."
When Life Nearly Died(1st Edition) The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time by Dr MichaelJ. Benton Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2003 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-05116-0, ISBN: 0-500-05116-X
""Michael Benton's splendid book brings back to Earth Science a sense of adventure. . . . It is both a wonderfully good read and a valued reference." —James Lovelock, author of Gaia and Homage to GaiaToday it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe that took place at the end of the Permia ..."
"For 140 million years the dinosaurs were the dominant life-form on Earth. Between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods hundreds of species of dinosaurs evolved, from the ferocious carnivore, "Tyrannosaurus" to the placid herbivore "Diplodocus." Possessing a unique reptilian bone-structure, the dinosaurs were a remarkably diverse species whose descendants remain with us in the form of birds. "The Historical Atlas of the Dinosaurs" plots t ..."
When Life Nearly Died(Updated) The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time (Revised edition) by Dr MichaelJ. Benton Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2015 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29193-1, ISBN: 0-500-29193-4
Dinosaur minipedia by Jinny Johnson Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2002 by Tangerine Press ISBN-13: 978-0-439-38191-8, ISBN: 0-439-38191-6
"This amazing 160-page volume is the perfect guide to dinosaurs and the prehistoric world for children aged nine plus. It is packed with colourful illustrations, step-by-step sequences and the latest photography. Arranged thematically into key areas, the concise text is clear, accurate and perfectly pitched, making this an unbeatable resource for home and school."
Mighty Giants (Discovering Dinosaurs) by MichaelBenton, M. J. Benton Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2006 by Gardner Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-84239-901-9, ISBN: 1-84239-901-2
"Describes the largest dinosaurs, providing color illustrations, pronunciation guide and details on their physical characteristics, geographic areas, time periods and diets."
"This series about dinosaurs covers different types of dinosaur, from the incredibly ferocious T-Rex, to the smaller (but just as deadly) Coelophysis."