Smithsonian: The Dinosaur Book

Book Description

Everything you need to know about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine reptiles, and mammals in this essential prehistoric encyclopedia for kids.

With more than 1,000 images and fascinating facts, The Dinosaur Book brings young readers face-to-face with some of the most incredible creatures ever to exist. Using a range of full-color images, including spectacular fossilized bones and realistic digital reconstructions, all forms of prehistoric life are covered. Young readers can also find out about the latest scientific discoveries that have changed the way we see these prehistoric animals–from new feathered dinosaurs to how and where

Table of Contents

Foreword 6
Timeline of life 8
Changing planet 10
Types of fossils 12
Fossil finds 14
Origin of life 16
Game-changers 18
Evolution and extinction 20
The vertebrates 22
What is a dinosaur? 24
Inside a dinosaur 26
Before the dinosaurs 28
The age of dinosaurs 58
Dinosaurs take flight 130
Pterosaurs 146
The marine world 156
The rise of mammals 168
Glossary 200
Index 204
Acknowledgments 208

中文：

书名：Smithsonian: The Dinosaur Book

你需要知道的关于恐龙、翼龙、海洋爬行动物和哺乳动物的一切，在这本儿童史前百科全书中。

有1000多张图片和引人入胜的事实， The Dinosaur Book 让年轻读者与一些有史以来最令人难以置信的生物面对面。使用一系列全色图像，包括壮观的骨骼化石和逼真的数字重建，涵盖了所有形式的史前生命。年轻读者还可以了解到最新的科学发现，这些发现改变了我们看待这些史前动物的方式，从新发现的羽毛恐龙到如何和在哪里

目录表

Foreword 6
生命的时间表8
改变着的星球10
化石类型12
化石发现14件
生命的起源16
改变游戏规则的18人
进化与灭绝20
脊椎动物22
恐龙是什么？24
在一只恐龙体内26
在恐龙之前28
恐龙时代58
恐龙乘坐130航班
翼龙146
The marine world 156
哺乳动物的崛起168
Glossary 200
Index 204
确认208