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How Fast Did T. rex Run?

Unsolved Questions from the Frontiers of Dinosaur Science

by David Hone
Tom Lawrence
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This audiobook narrated by Tom Lawrence describes the revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of dinosaurs In just the past twenty years, we have learned more about dinosaurs than we did in the previous two centuries. This book describes the extraordinary advances in palaeontology that are beginning to solve many of the mysteries surrounding these marvelous prehistoric creatures, from their ways of communicating to their mating habits, the colour of their skin, their migration patterns and extinction. How did dinosaurs rear their young? What did they eat? What did T. rex actually do with those tiny arms? David Hone draws on his own discoveries at the forefront of dinosaur science to illuminate these and other questions. Each chapter in this lively and informative book covers a key topic in dinosaur science, such as origins, diversity, evolution, habitats, anatomy, behaviour, ecology and dinosaur descendants—the birds. For each topic, Hone discusses the history of what palaeontologists thought in the past, the new insights we are gleaning from recent fossil finds and the latest technologies and the gaps in our knowledge that still remain. He shares his own predictions about the research areas that may produce the next big ideas in dinosaur science and addresses the unknowns we may never solve. How Fast Did T. rex Run? reveals everything we now know about dinosaurs—and everything we don't—and charts thrilling new directions for tomorrow's generation of dinosaur scientists.

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    August 2, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9780691243801
      • File size: 268737 KB
      • Duration: 09:19:52

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2022

      Paleontologist Hone (The Tyrannosaur Chronicles) surveys what is known about dinosaurs and their world--and more excitingly, what people don't know and how they might figure it out. Discoveries in the last generation have reshaped the understanding of what dinosaurs looked like, how they went extinct, and how they may have interacted with their environment, and Hone is a wonderful guide to this progress. But ultimately this book is forward-looking, discussing where gaps exist in the collective knowledge, why these questions remain, and what it will take to answer them. By explaining how factors of timing, location, and environment determine what is ultimately preserved in the fossil record, he shows that individual specimens may be unrepresentative and lead researchers astray. Unearthing new fossils will be part of learning the dinosaurs' story certainly, but technological advances in biology, geology, and computing will allow paleontologists to go beyond the physical anatomy of dinosaur skeletons or the occasional preserved soft tissue and say more about the extinct animals' ecological, behavioral, and social lives. VERDICT An excellent book that shows the opportunities and potential of paleontology as a field for the intellectually curious scientist.--Wade Lee-Smith

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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