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| Preface | |
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| Definition of a Dinosaur | |
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| The Importance of Dinosaurs | |
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| Popular Culture and Science: Where the Twain Meet | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| World Wide Web Resources | |
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| Overview of Scientific Methods | |
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| Observational Methods: The Beginning of Questions | |
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| Ethics and Dinosaur Studies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Paleontology and Geology as Sciences | |
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| Basic Principles of Geology | |
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| Recovery and Preparation of Dinosaur Fossils: How Are They Collected? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Importance of Knowing the History of Dinosaur Studies | |
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| History of Dinosaur Studies before the "Renaissance" | |
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| Dinosaur Studies of the Recent Past: The Beginnings of a Renaissance and a New Legacy | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| World Wide Web Resources | |
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| Dinosaur Bones: Their Formation, Names, and Features | |
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| Dinosaur Anatomy Related to Classification: Old and New | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| World Wide Web Resources | |
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| Basic Concepts in Dinosaur Taphonomy | |
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| Postmortem Processes (Pre-Burial) | |
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| Postmortem Processes: Accumulation, Burial, and Post-Burial | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| World Wide Web Resources | |
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| Basic Information about Dinosaur Tracks | |
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| Dinosaur Behavior Indicated by Tracks | |
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| Other Paleoenvironmental Information Gained from Dinosaur Tracks | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Basic Information about Dinosaur Eggs and Nests | |
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| Dinosaur Eggs | |
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| Dinosaur Nests | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Dinosaur Feeding Habits | |
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| Dinosaur Teeth and Toothmarks | |
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| Dinosaur Gastroliths | |
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| Stomach Remains and Digestion | |
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| Dinosaur Coprolites | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| World Wide Web Resources | |
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| Introduction to Dinosaur Evolution | |
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| Basic Concepts in Evolutionary Theory | |
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| Evolutionary Origin of Dinosaurs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Overview of the Clade Theropoda | |
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| Clades and Species of Theropoda | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Theropoda | |
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| Theropods as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Overview of the Clade Sauropodomorpha | |
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| Clades and Species of Sauropodomorpha | |
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| Sauropodomorphs as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| World Wide Web Resources | |
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| Overview of the Clade Ornithopoda | |
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| Clades and Species of Ornithopoda | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Ornithopoda | |
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| Ornithopods as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Overview of the Clade Thyreophora | |
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| Clades and Species of Thyreophora | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Thyreophora | |
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| Thyreophoran as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Overview of the Clade Marginocephalia | |
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| Clades and Species of Marginocephalia | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Marginocephalia | |
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| Marginocephalians as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| Dinosaurs, Birds, and Extinctions | |
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| Dinosaur and Bird Physiology: Different or the Same? | |
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| Dinosaur Extinctions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dino Afterthoughts: Discussion Questions | |
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| World Wide Web Resources | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |